Miracles of Bread and Food

Food miracles respond to individual hunger, the poverty of a monastery, or the needs of a community. Sources recount bread that multiplies, a granary that does not run out, provisions that arrive at the necessary moment, or food that changes appearance. The motif does not celebrate abundance for its own sake: it most often highlights hospitality, sharing, and trust in the face of lack. Cards must distinguish a multiplication, a conservation, and a transformation, as these forms recount different things. Wine and drinks possess their own page, while harvests concern agricultural production before food reaches the table. By gathering these episodes, Sancteo allows for following a major biblical and monastic theme without presenting every detail as an established fact. Formulations remain attached to the source and its level of tradition.

Accounts

196

Saints

169

Period

9th century BC – 20th century