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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.
461 miracles of 4804 clear all
Mastery of the elements
Descent of fire on Mount Carmel
« Descent of fire from heaven on Mount Carmel »
Mastery of the elements
The miraculous crossing of the Jordan
« Parting of the waters of the Jordan with his mantle »
Mastery of the elements
Appearance of a miraculous spring
« Miraculous spring gushing from his tomb in 633 to end a drought »
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 »
Mastery of the elements
Calming of sea storms in Genoa
« Ashes calming sea storms in Genoa »
Mastery of the elements
Cessation of a drought during the translation of relics
« Cessation of a long drought during the translation »
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 »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous crossing of the Garonne
« Crossing the Garonne River without a boat in Bordeaux »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous extinguishing of the pyre
« Extinguishing of a pyre by a sudden rain »
Protection / deliverance
Miraculous liberation from the prison of Philippi
« Miraculous deliverance from the prison of Philippi by an earthquake »
Protection / deliverance
Miraculous opening of a rock
« Miraculous opening of a rock to escape attackers »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous preservation in the fire
« Insensitivity to the flames of the pyre »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous sea crossing
« Miraculous sea crossing on a vessel without oars or sails »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous walking on water in Trier
« Walking on the waters of the Saar and Moselle rivers during a storm »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous withdrawal of the sea
« Annual recession of the sea for seven days to allow access to his tomb »
Mastery of the elements
Preservation of Corbeil from a fire
« Preservation of the city of Corbeil from a fire in 1648 »
Mastery of the elements
Preservation of the Holy Shroud in the fire
« Remained intact during a church fire »
Resurrection
Resurrection of pagan priests
« Resurrection of pagan priests struck by lightning »
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 »
Mastery of the elements
Taming of dragons
« Taming of two terrifying dragons »
Mastery of the elements
Taming of the Tarasque
« Taming of the Tarasque with holy water and her belt »
Mastery of the elements
The ordeal by fire in Jerusalem
« Levitation above a pyre in Jerusalem »
Mastery of the elements
The ordeal by fire in Jerusalem
« Enrichment of the faithful guardians »
Mastery of the elements
Vengeful storm after the martyrdom
« Divine storm after their martyrdom »
Mastery of the elements
Gushing of a miraculous fountain
« Gushing of a miraculous fountain near Compiègne »
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 »
Mastery of the elements
Gushing of a spring in Le Mans
« Spring gushing forth after striking the ground with his staff »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous crossing of the Sarthe
« Crossing of the Sarthe river by the funeral chariot walking on water »
Protection / deliverance
Miraculous preservation at the stake
« Angels breaking their bonds in the pyre »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous preservation from the ordeal by fire
« Fire and boiling oil having no effect on them »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous preservation in fire
« Incombustibility of the body in flames »
Protection / deliverance
Miraculous preservation in the furnace
« Survived unharmed in a blazing furnace »
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) »
Mastery of the elements
The silence imposed on the frogs at Rully
« Silencing of frogs at Rully to allow for preaching »
Mastery of the elements
The Thundering Legion
« Mention of the miracle of the Thundering Legion during the reign of Marcus Aurelius »
Sign / wonder
Cephalophory of Saint Chrysole
« Cephalophoric walk from Verlinghem to Comines »
Mastery of the elements
Control of the Lycus River floods
« Stopping the flooding of the Lycus River with his staff »
Sign / wonder
Divine punishment of Dioscorus
« Lightning striking Dioscorus and Marcian »
Mastery of the elements
Draining of a lake by Saint Gregory
« Drying up of a lake to end a dispute »
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 »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous crossing of the Seine
« Miraculous crossing of the Seine »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous displacement of a boat
« Boat moving on its own against the current with their bodies »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous extinguishing of the fires at the Baths of Severus
« Extinguishing the fires of the Baths of Severus »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous extinguishing of the pyre
« Sudden rain extinguishing the pyre »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous extinguishing of the pyre
« Miraculous rain extinguishing the pyre »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous opening of a rock
« Rock splitting to let her pass »
Mastery of the elements
Miraculous preservation during the pyre
« Fire spares the ligaments of his hands and feet during the pyre »
Protection / deliverance
Miraculous preservation during torture
« Survival from burns and smoke inhalation »