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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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5368 miracles
Mastery of the elements
Descent of fire on Mount Carmel
Fire
« Descent of fire from heaven on Mount Carmel »
Saint Elijah of Tishbe·Mont Carmel·9th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Miraculous transformation of melons into stones
Harvests
« Turning melons into stones »
Saint Elijah of Tishbe·9th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Multiplication / provision
Multiplication of flour and oil at Zarephath
Food
« Multiplication of flour and oil for the widow of Zarephath »
Saint Elijah of Tishbe·Sarepta·9th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Resurrection
Resurrection of the widow of Zarephath's son
Resurrections
« Resurrection of the widow's son »
Saint Elijah of Tishbe·Sarepta·9th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
The miraculous crossing of the Jordan
Springs
« Parting of the waters of the Jordan with his mantle »
Saint Elijah of Tishbe·9th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Protection / deliverance
Survival of Jonah in the belly of the sea monster
Drownings
« Survived three days in the belly of a sea monster »
Saint Jonah of Gath-Hepher·8th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
The miracle of Jonas's shrub
« Instantaneous growth and withering of a protective shrub »
Saint Jonah of Gath-Hepher·Ninive·8th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
The solar sign of the sundial of Ahaz
« Retrogradation of the sun's shadow by ten degrees on the dial of Ahaz »
Saint Isaiah·Royaume De Juda·8th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Early sanctification of the prophet Jeremiah
Pregnancy
« Sanctified in his mother's womb »
Saint Jeremiah (Prophet)·Anzithob·6th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Exorcism
Exorcism of Asmodeus by young Tobias
Demonic deliverances
« Expulsion of the demon Asmodeus by burning the heart and liver of the fish »
Tobias the Elder, Tobias the Younger, and Sarah·Echatane Medie·6th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of Tobit's blindness
Sight disorders
« Healing of blindness using fish gall »
Tobias the Elder, Tobias the Younger, and Sarah·Ninive·6th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Protection against asp bites
Bites and poisons
« Dust from his tomb used as an antidote against asp bites »
Saint Jeremiah (Prophet)·6th century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Discovery of the relics of Saint Anne in Apt
Sight disordersHearing and speech
« Discovery of the relics by a young blind, deaf, and mute person who regains their senses »
Saint Anne and Saint Joachim·Apta Julia·1st century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Miraculous conception of the Virgin Mary
Fertility
« Conception of Mary after 20 years of sterility »
Saint Anne and Saint Joachim·Israel·1st century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
The perpetual lamp of the crypt
Fire
« Lamp that remained lit for seven centuries in a walled-up crypt »
Saint Anne and Saint Joachim·Apta Julia·1st century BCToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Vision / apparition
Angelic apparition in the cave
Sight disorders
« Apparition of an angel in a cave »
Saint Torpes·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Angelic consecration of the church of Le Puy
« Consecration of the church by angels »
Our Lady of Le Puy (Our Lady of France)·Mont Anis·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Multiplication / provision
Angelic food at the Temple
Food
« Nourished by an angel in the sanctuary until the age of twelve »
The Most Holy Virgin (Presentation)·Temple De Jerusalem·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Vision / apparition
Angelic vision of Cornelius
Sight disorders
« Vision of an angel »
Saint Cornelius (Cornelius the Centurion)·Cesaree·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Annual flowering of Saint Torquat's olive tree
Harvests
« Annual miraculous blooming of an olive tree planted by Saint Torquatus on his feast day »
Saint Torquatus and his companions·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Vision / apparition
Annunciation to the Virgin Mary
FertilityPregnancyMiraculous births
« Elizabeth's sterility overcome »
The Blessed Virgin (Mary)·Nazareth·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Vision / apparition
Apparition for the discovery of the tomb
« Apparition to two monks to reveal the location of his tomb »
Saint Eutropius (Ytrope)·Mediolanum Saintes·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Vision / apparition
Apparition in the form of a religious
« Posthumous apparition to a pious woman in the form of a religious »
Saints Processus and Martinian·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Vision / apparition
Apparition of Saint Martha to Saint Front
« Apparition after her death to Saint Front in Périgueux »
Saint Martha (Hostess of Jesus Christ)·Tarascon·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Vision / apparition
Apparition of the Holy Family at Ferrières
Apparitions
« Apparition of the Virgin, the Child Jesus, and Saint Joseph with the singing of angels »
Our Lady of Bethlehem (Ferrières)·Ferrieres·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Appearance of a miraculous spring
SpringsHarvests
« Miraculous spring gushing from his tomb in 633 to end a drought »
Saint Memmius (Menge)·Chalons Sur Marne·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Sign / wonder
Bleeding of crucifixes
Bleeding
« Blood flowing miraculously from pierced crucifixes »
Jesus Christ (Relics of the Passion)·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Blinding of the magician Elymas
Sight disorders
« Blinding of the magician Elymas »
Saint Paul (Saul of Tarsus)·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Blindness of the magician Elymas
Sight disorders
« Instant blindness of the magician Elymas by the word of Saint Paul »
Saint Sergius Paulus (Paul of Narbonne)·Paphos Ile De Chypre·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
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
Drownings
« Ashes calming sea storms in Genoa »
Saint John the Baptist (the Forerunner)·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Vision / apparition
Celestial apparition at the death of Saint Valerie
« Appearance of a globe of fire and angelic singing at the time of her death »
Saint Valerie of Limoges·Limoges·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Vision / apparition
Celestial vision of Saint Stephen
« Vision of Christ at the right hand of God before his death »
Saint Stephen (First Martyr)·Porte Aquilonaire Jerusalem·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Celestial voice during martyrdom
Heavenly voices
« Celestial voice answering her prayer before her martyrdom »
Saint Valerie of Limoges·Limoges·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Cephalophory of Saint Aphrodisius
Violence
« Posthumous miracles at his tomb »
Saint Aphrodisius of Béziers·Eglise Saint Aphrodise Ancienne Cathedrale·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Cephalophory of Saint Aphrodisius
Violence
« Cephalophory: carrying his own head after decapitation »
Saint Aphrodisius of Béziers·Rue Ciriaque Beziers·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Cephalophory of Saint Demetrius
ViolenceCephalophores
« Cephalophory: rises after his beheading and carries his head into the city »
Saint Demetrius of Gap·Gap·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Cephalophory of Saint Lucien
Violence
« Cephalophory after his beheading »
Saint Lucian of Beauvais·Beauvais·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Cephalophory of Saint Nicaise
Restored mobility
« Cephalophory: walking after decapitation while carrying his head »
Saint Nicaise (Nigaise)·Gasny·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Cephalophory of Saint Valerie
ViolenceRestored mobilityCephalophores
« Cephalophory: walking after her beheading while carrying her head »
Saint Valerie of Limoges·Limoges·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Mastery of the elements
Cessation of a drought during the translation of relics
Springs
« Cessation of a long drought during the translation »
Saint Stephen (First Martyr)·Jerusalem·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Sign / wonder
Collapse of the palace of Romulus in Rome
« Collapse of the palace of Romulus in Rome »
Jesus Christ (The Nativity)·Basilique Sainte Marie Majeure·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Conversion
Conversion of a young brigand
« Conversion of a bandit chief through persuasion »
Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist·Ephese·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Conversion
Conversion of the Good Thief
« Sudden conversion through the grace of the face of the child Jesus »
Saint Dismas (The Penitent Thief)·Foret Pres De L Egypte·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Conversion
Conversion of the Good Thief
« First fruits of redemption received on the cross »
Saint Dismas (The Penitent Thief)·Jerusalem·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Conversion of the inhabitants of Valence through miracles at Tortosa
« Miracles performed in Tortosa that led to the conversion of the inhabitants of Valencia »
Saint Rufus of Avignon·Tortose·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Conversion
Conversion of the Jews of Minorca
« Conversion of 540 Jews in Minorca upon seeing the relics »
Saint Stephen (First Martyr)·Minorque·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Conversion
Conversion of the magicians Philetus and Hermogenes
« Victory over the enchantments of the magician Hermogenes »
Saint James the Greater (Apostle)·Jerusalem·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos