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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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Mastery of the elements
Descent of fire on Mount Carmel
« Descent of fire from heaven on Mount Carmel »
Saint Elijah of Tishbe·Mont Carmel·9th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
The miraculous crossing of the Jordan
« Parting of the waters of the Jordan with his mantle »
Saint Elijah of Tishbe·9th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Appearance of a miraculous spring
« Miraculous spring gushing from his tomb in 633 to end a drought »
Saint Memmius (Menge)·Chalons Sur Marne·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Mastery of the elements
Calming of a storm by a holy nail
« Calming of a storm by Saint Helena throwing a holy nail into the sea »
Jesus Christ (Relics of the Passion)·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Calming of sea storms in Genoa
« Ashes calming sea storms in Genoa »
Saint John the Baptist (the Forerunner)·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Mastery of the elements
Cessation of a drought during the translation of relics
« Cessation of a long drought during the translation »
Saint Stephen (First Martyr)·Jerusalem·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Mastery of the elements
Gushing forth of a spring by Saint Peter
« Gushing of a fountain of living water on the Tarpeian Rock through the sign of the cross made by Saint Peter »
Saints Processus and Martinian·Roche Tarpeienne·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous crossing of the Garonne
« Crossing the Garonne River without a boat in Bordeaux »
Saint Front (Fronto) of Lycaonia·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous extinguishing of the pyre
« Extinguishing of a pyre by a sudden rain »
Saint Thecla of Iconium·Antioche·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Protection / deliverance
Miraculous liberation from the prison of Philippi
« Miraculous deliverance from the prison of Philippi by an earthquake »
Saint Paul (Saul of Tarsus)·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Protection / deliverance
Miraculous opening of a rock
« Miraculous opening of a rock to escape attackers »
Saint Thecla of Iconium·Mont Calamon Pres De Seleucie·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous preservation in the fire
« Insensitivity to the flames of the pyre »
Saint Prisca·Rome·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous sea crossing
« Miraculous sea crossing on a vessel without oars or sails »
Saint Lazarus of Bethany·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous walking on water in Trier
« Walking on the waters of the Saar and Moselle rivers during a storm »
Saints Nazarius and Celsus·Treves·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous withdrawal of the sea
« Annual recession of the sea for seven days to allow access to his tomb »
Saint Clement of Rome (Pope and Martyr)·Chersonese Taurique·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Preservation of Corbeil from a fire
« Preservation of the city of Corbeil from a fire in 1648 »
Saint Exuperius (Spirius)·Corbeil·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
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
Resurrection
Resurrection of pagan priests
« Resurrection of pagan priests struck by lightning »
Saint Martial, Apostle of Aquitaine·Lemovicum·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Spring gushing forth from a staff
« Causes a spring of water to gush forth by striking the ground with his staff to quench his companions' thirst »
Saint Flour·Aquitaine·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Taming of dragons
« Taming of two terrifying dragons »
Saint Matthew (Levi)·Ethiopie·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Taming of the Tarasque
« Taming of the Tarasque with holy water and her belt »
Saint Martha (Hostess of Jesus Christ)·Tarascon·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
The ordeal by fire in Jerusalem
« Levitation above a pyre in Jerusalem »
Holy Shroud of Cadouin·Jerusalem·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
The ordeal by fire in Jerusalem
« Enrichment of the faithful guardians »
Holy Shroud of Cadouin·Jerusalem·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Vengeful storm after the martyrdom
« Divine storm after their martyrdom »
Saint Simon and Saint Jude (Apostles)·Suanyr·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Gushing of a miraculous fountain
« Gushing of a miraculous fountain near Compiègne »
Saint Rieul of Arles and Senlis·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Gushing of a spring at Noble-Val
« Spring gushing from the ground after a strike of a staff to quench the people's thirst »
Saint Antonin of Pamiers·Noble Val·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Gushing of a spring in Le Mans
« Spring gushing forth after striking the ground with his staff »
Saint Julian of Le Mans·Suindinum Pays Des Cenomans·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous crossing of the Sarthe
« Crossing of the Sarthe river by the funeral chariot walking on water »
Saint Julian of Le Mans·Suindinum Pays Des Cenomans·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Protection / deliverance
Miraculous preservation at the stake
« Angels breaking their bonds in the pyre »
Saints Speusippus, Eleusippus and Meleusippus·Le Martyrs Pres De Langres·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous preservation from the ordeal by fire
« Fire and boiling oil having no effect on them »
Saints Faustinus and Jovita·Brescia Hors De La Porte Qui Conduit A Cremone·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous preservation in fire
« Incombustibility of the body in flames »
Saint Gemma·Saintes·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Protection / deliverance
Miraculous preservation in the furnace
« Survived unharmed in a blazing furnace »
Saint Alexander I (Pope)·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
The miracle of the rain of the Thundering Legion
« Mention of the miracle of the Thundering Legion (rain obtained through the prayers of Christian soldiers) »
Saint Claudius Apollinaris·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
The silence imposed on the frogs at Rully
« Silencing of frogs at Rully to allow for preaching »
Saint Rieul of Arles and Senlis·Rully·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
The Thundering Legion
« Mention of the miracle of the Thundering Legion during the reign of Marcus Aurelius »
Saint Eleutherius (Pope and Martyr)·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Cephalophory of Saint Chrysole
« Cephalophoric walk from Verlinghem to Comines »
Saint Chrysole (Chryseuil)·Verlinghem·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Control of the Lycus River floods
« Stopping the flooding of the Lycus River with his staff »
Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (Bishop of Neocaesarea)·Neocesaree·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Divine punishment of Dioscorus
« Lightning striking Dioscorus and Marcian »
Saint Barbara of Nicomedia·Nicomedie·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Draining of a lake by Saint Gregory
« Drying up of a lake to end a dispute »
Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (Bishop of Neocaesarea)·Neocesaree·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Gushing of a water spring
« Gushing forth of a spring of living water by striking a stone with the sign of the cross »
Saint Venantius of Camerino·Camerino·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous crossing of the Seine
« Miraculous crossing of the Seine »
Saint Patroclus (Parre)·Bords De La Seine Colline Voisine·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous displacement of a boat
« Boat moving on its own against the current with their bodies »
Saint Crispin and Saint Crispinian·Soissons·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous extinguishing of the fires at the Baths of Severus
« Extinguishing the fires of the Baths of Severus »
Saint Eugenia of Rome·Rome Ile Du Tibre Thermes De Severe·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous extinguishing of the pyre
« Sudden rain extinguishing the pyre »
Saint Floscel (Flocelle)·Autun·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous extinguishing of the pyre
« Miraculous rain extinguishing the pyre »
Saint Columba of Sens·Fontaine D Azon·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous opening of a rock
« Rock splitting to let her pass »
Saint Barbara of Nicomedia·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous preservation during the pyre
« Fire spares the ligaments of his hands and feet during the pyre »
Saint Vincent of Collioure·Collioure·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Protection / deliverance
Miraculous preservation during torture
« Survival from burns and smoke inhalation »
Saint Venantius of Camerino·Camerino·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos