Miracle corpus · Gallery
The miracles of the saints
The full corpus of the tradition, from healings to Eucharistic miracles — a single motif traced across the whole of Christendom.
Certainty layer Recognized in canonization Tradition Hagiographic topos
Historical and hagiographic presentation. These accounts belong to tradition and to the sources cited; they are neither a promise of results nor advice. The certainty shown describes the state of the tradition, not the fact itself.
164 miracles of 4804 clear all
Incorruptibility
Golden transmutation of the bones
« Miraculous preservation of bones turning a golden color »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the bodies of Saint Nazarius and Saint Celsus
« Intact preservation of the body and blood of Nazarius until 395 »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Amateur
« Incorruption of the body for several centuries »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Amateur
« Elastic preservation of the liver after centuries »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the head of Saint John the Baptist
« Partial incorruptibility of his head »
Incorruptibility
Miraculous discovery of the body of Saint Clement
« Child found alive after spending a year underwater in his chapel »
Incorruptibility
Miraculous preservation of a relic
« Preservation of a piece of flesh on the forehead (Noli me tangere) »
Incorruptibility
Preservation of relics during the Wars of Religion
« Resistance of the relics to fire in 1562 »
Mastery of the elements
Preservation of the Holy Shroud in the fire
« Remained intact during a church fire »
Incorruptibility
Preservation of the relics of the Cross
« Perfect preservation of ancient wood confirming the possibility of the Cross's survival »
Incorruptibility
Apparition of posthumous life
« Appearance of life (rosy complexion and translucent skin) after his death »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of Saint Cecilia's body
« Incorruptibility of the body observed in 1599 »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Quentin
« Body found intact and fragrant after 55 years underwater »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Savinian
« Body found incorrupt »
Sign / wonder
The miraculous sleep of the Seven Sleepers
« Two-hundred-year sleep without corruption of the bodies or wear of the garments »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility and movement of the heart
« Incorruptibility and miraculous movement of his heart in Munich »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Grimonie
« Incorruptibility of the body upon its discovery »
Incorruptibility
Preservation of the martyrs' bones
« Miraculous preservation of the bones in the river »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the bodies of martyrs
« Miraculous preservation of bodies without corruption »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the bodies of Saint Aureus and Saint Justina
« Perfect preservation of the bodies found covered in blood »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Céronne
« Body found intact three centuries after her death »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Mary of Egypt
« Body remained intact one year after death »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Zechariah
« Incorruptibility of the body »
Incorruptibility
Preservation of the relics of Saint Gregory
« Preservation of relics from fire and water in Tallard in the 17th century »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Camelian
« Preservation of the body observed in 1606 »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Felix
« Body found whole and intact twelve years after burial »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Gregory
« Incorruptibility of the body observed during the translation by his son »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Trivier
« Body found intact and fragrant seventy years after death »
Incorruptibility
Partial incorruptibility of Saint Leudomir's eye
« Intact preservation of an eye after his death »
Incorruptibility
Preservation of relics by fire
« Relics thrown into the fire twice emerge intact with a loud noise »
Incorruptibility
Discovery of the incorrupt tomb
« Providential discovery of an ancient white marble tomb »
Incorruptibility
Discovery of the relics of Saint Donatus
« Discovery of his intact body in 1667 in Saint-Paul church »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility and post-mortem growth
« Incorruptibility of the body and post-mortem growth of hair and nails »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of Irene's body in the Tagus River
« Body found intact and of ravishing beauty underwater »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of Saint Etheldreda's body
« Post-mortem healing of a surgical incision on the neck »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Alena
« Body found intact in 1523 »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Bathilde
« Body found intact two hundred years after her death »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Braulio
« Body found intact and fragrant 600 years after his death »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Claude
« Total incorruptibility of the body observed for 1100 years »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Cuthbert
« Incorruptibility of the body observed in 698, 1104, under Henry VIII, and in 1829 »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Drausin
« Body found fresh and intact four years after his death »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Etheldreda
« Incorruptibility of the body observed 16 years after death »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Fursy
« Incorruptibility of the body observed several times »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Glossinde
« Incorruptibility of the body observed 25 years after her death »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Lambert
« Body found intact during translation »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Momble
« Incorruptibility of the body observed 150 years after his death »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Riquier
« Incorruptibility of the body observed under Charlemagne »
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Sigebert
« Incorruptibility of the body observed in 1063 and 1740 »