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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.

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Incorruptibility
Golden transmutation of the bones
« Miraculous preservation of bones turning a golden color »
Saint Pome of Châlons·Solitude De Buxerre·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the bodies of Saint Nazarius and Saint Celsus
« Intact preservation of the body and blood of Nazarius until 395 »
Saints Nazarius and Celsus·Milan·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Amateur
« Incorruption of the body for several centuries »
Saint Amator (Rocamadour)·Val Tenebreux·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Amateur
« Elastic preservation of the liver after centuries »
Saint Amator (Rocamadour)·Val Tenebreux·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the head of Saint John the Baptist
« Partial incorruptibility of his head »
Saint John the Baptist (the Forerunner)·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Miraculous discovery of the body of Saint Clement
« Child found alive after spending a year underwater in his chapel »
Saint Clement of Rome (Pope and Martyr)·Chersonese Taurique·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Miraculous preservation of a relic
« Preservation of a piece of flesh on the forehead (Noli me tangere) »
Saint Mary Magdalene·Saint Maximin·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Preservation of relics during the Wars of Religion
« Resistance of the relics to fire in 1562 »
Saint Amator (Rocamadour)·Val Tenebreux·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Preservation of the Holy Shroud in the fire
« Remained intact during a church fire »
Holy Shroud of Cadouin·Abbaye De Cadouin·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Preservation of the relics of the Cross
« Perfect preservation of ancient wood confirming the possibility of the Cross's survival »
Jesus Christ (Relics of the Passion)·Sainte Croix De Jerusalem·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Apparition of posthumous life
« Appearance of life (rosy complexion and translucent skin) after his death »
Saint Vincent of Collioure·Collioure·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of Saint Cecilia's body
« Incorruptibility of the body observed in 1599 »
Saint Cecilia of Rome·Basilique Sainte Cecile Du Trastevere·3rd centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Quentin
« Body found intact and fragrant after 55 years underwater »
Saint Quentin of Rome·Somme Fleuve·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Savinian
« Body found incorrupt »
Saint Savinian (Sabinien)·Rilly·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
The miraculous sleep of the Seven Sleepers
« Two-hundred-year sleep without corruption of the bodies or wear of the garments »
Seven Blessed Sleeper Brothers·Ephese·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility and movement of the heart
« Incorruptibility and miraculous movement of his heart in Munich »
Saint Augustine of Hippo·Basilique Saint Pierre Du Ciel D Or·4th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Grimonie
« Incorruptibility of the body upon its discovery »
Saint Grimonie·Dorumum Forets De La Thierache·4th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Preservation of the martyrs' bones
« Miraculous preservation of the bones in the river »
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste·Sebaste Cappadoce Petite Armenie·4th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the bodies of martyrs
« Miraculous preservation of bodies without corruption »
Saint Nicaise of Reims·Reims·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the bodies of Saint Aureus and Saint Justina
« Perfect preservation of the bodies found covered in blood »
Saint Aureus and Saint Justina·Monastere De Saint Alban·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Céronne
« Body found intact three centuries after her death »
Saint Ceronne·Diocese De Seez Entre Mont Cacune Et Mont Romigny·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Mary of Egypt
« Body remained intact one year after death »
Saint Mary of Egypt·Desert Au Dela Du Jourdain·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Zechariah
« Incorruptibility of the body »
Saint Zechariah·Caphar Territoire D Eleutheropolis·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Preservation of the relics of Saint Gregory
« Preservation of relics from fire and water in Tallard in the 17th century »
Saint Gregory of Amnice·Allabon Diocese De Gap·5th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Camelian
« Preservation of the body observed in 1606 »
Saint Camelian of Troyes·Troyes·6th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Felix
« Body found whole and intact twelve years after burial »
Saint Felix of Bourges·Bourges·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Gregory
« Incorruptibility of the body observed during the translation by his son »
Saint Gregory of Autun (Bishop of Langres)·6th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Trivier
« Body found intact and fragrant seventy years after death »
Saint Trivier·Neuville Les Dames·6th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Partial incorruptibility of Saint Leudomir's eye
« Intact preservation of an eye after his death »
Saint Leudomer (Lumier) of Limoges·Chalons Sur Marne·6th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Preservation of relics by fire
« Relics thrown into the fire twice emerge intact with a loud noise »
Saint Victor of Campbon·Eglise De Cambon·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Discovery of the incorrupt tomb
« Providential discovery of an ancient white marble tomb »
Saint Etheldreda (Ediltrude)·Monastere D Ely·7th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Discovery of the relics of Saint Donatus
« Discovery of his intact body in 1667 in Saint-Paul church »
Saint Donatus of Besançon·Abbaye De Saint Paul·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility and post-mortem growth
« Incorruptibility of the body and post-mortem growth of hair and nails »
Saint Judoc (Josse)·Saint Josse Sur Mer·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of Irene's body in the Tagus River
« Body found intact and of ravishing beauty underwater »
Saint Irene of Tomar·Lit Du Tage Pres De Scalabis·7th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of Saint Etheldreda's body
« Post-mortem healing of a surgical incision on the neck »
Saint Etheldreda (Ediltrude)·Monastere D Ely·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Alena
« Body found intact in 1523 »
Saint Alena (Aline)·Abbaye De Foret·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Bathilde
« Body found intact two hundred years after her death »
Saint Bathild (Queen of France)·Abbaye De Chelles·7th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Braulio
« Body found intact and fragrant 600 years after his death »
Saint Braulio of Saragossa·Eglise Sainte Marie Majeure Ou Du Pilier·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Claude
« Total incorruptibility of the body observed for 1100 years »
Saint Claude of Besançon·Monastere De Condat Saint Oyand·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Cuthbert
« Incorruptibility of the body observed in 698, 1104, under Henry VIII, and in 1829 »
Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne·Durham·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Drausin
« Body found fresh and intact four years after his death »
Saint Drausin of Soissons·Soissons·7th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Etheldreda
« Incorruptibility of the body observed 16 years after death »
Saint Etheldreda (Ediltrude)·Monastere D Ely·7th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Fursy
« Incorruptibility of the body observed several times »
Saint Fursey (Abbot of Lagny)·Peronne·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Glossinde
« Incorruptibility of the body observed 25 years after her death »
Saint Glossinde (Glossinne)·Eglise Des Apotres Saint Arnould·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Lambert
« Body found intact during translation »
Saint Lambert (Landebert)·Cathedrale De Liege·7th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Momble
« Incorruptibility of the body observed 150 years after his death »
Saint Momble of Ireland·Chauny·7th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Riquier
« Incorruptibility of the body observed under Charlemagne »
Saint Riquier·Abbaye De Centule·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility of the body of Saint Sigebert
« Incorruptibility of the body observed in 1063 and 1740 »
Saint Sigebert (Sigisbert) III, King of Austrasia·Abbaye De Saint Martin Les Metz·7th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition