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Miracles Related to Hearing and Speech

This category gathers accounts where hearing, speaking, or regaining the use of one's voice constitutes the primary sign. Sources mention deaf or mute persons, those deprived of speech or with tongue ailments, and then recount a change attributed to a saint's prayer, their tomb, or an object of devotion. Some episodes also give speech to a child or a person who should not be able to testify; they use the voice as evidence at the heart of the narrative. The theme must remain distinct from celestial voices: here, it is a human faculty that is hindered or restored, whereas a locution from heaven belongs to spiritual signs. By gathering these traditions, Sancteo shows how listening and speaking become, in hagiography, images of communication, testimony, and reintegration into the community.

Accounts
112
Saints
103
Period
1st century BC – 20th century
Two people symbolically regain hearing and speech amidst a medieval assembly.
Two people symbolically regain hearing and speech amidst a medieval assembly.

Definition

Understanding this type of miracle

This category gathers accounts where hearing, speaking, or regaining the use of one's voice constitutes the primary sign.

Forms included from the sources

  • deafness, mutism, tongue, and human voice

Not to be confused with…

  • celestial locution and prophecy

Documented examples

Major figures

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  1. Saint Brigid the Thaumaturge 6th century · 2 accounts
    « Healing of a woman mute from birth »
  2. Saint Goar 6th century · 2 accounts
    « makes a three-day-old newborn speak »
  3. Saint Blaise 4th century · 1 account
    « In prison, Blaise heals a dying child of a fish bone stuck in the throat »
  4. Saint Anthony of Padua (Ferdinand) 13th century · 1 account
    « Tongue remained intact after his death »

Classified sources

Accounts in the corpus

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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
Exonerated by a newborn
Hearing and speech
« Speech given to a one-day-old infant to exonerate a deacon »
Saint Simon and Saint Jude (Apostles)·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of Zechariah's mutism
Hearing and speech
« Healing of his father Zechariah's muteness at his birth »
Saint John the Baptist (the Forerunner)·Ain Charin Ou Hebron·1st centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Miraculous healings through relics
Sight disordersHearing and speechRestored mobility
« Multiple healings (blind, deaf, paralyzed) at her relics »
Saint Justina of Padua·Eglise Sainte Justine De Padoue·1st centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Vision / apparition
The stag's speech
Hearing and speech
« The stag speaks with a human voice »
Saint Eustace (Eustathius)·Empire Romain·2nd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Vision / apparition
Celestial voice of victory
Hearing and speech
« Celestial voice proclaiming his victory »
Saint Victor of Marseille·Marseille·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a crippled child in Argenton
Sight disordersHearing and speechRestored mobility
« Healing of a blind, deaf, mute, and lame child »
Saint Marcellus and Saint Anastasius·Argentonachus·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of Zoé's mutism
Hearing and speech
« Healing of the mute Zoé »
Saint Sebastian (Defender of the Church)·Rome Hippodrome·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Miraculous healings in Amiens
Sight disordersRestored mobilityHearing and speech
« Healing of the blind, paralyzed, and mute through the sign of the cross »
Saint Quentin of Rome·Samarobriva·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Miraculous healings through the sign of the cross
Hearing and speechSight disordersRestored mobility
« Healing of the deaf, blind, and paralyzed through the sign of the cross »
Saint Fuscian, Saint Victoricus and Saint Gentian·Morinie·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Miraculous speech after decapitation
Hearing and speechViolence
« Heads of the martyrs continuing to pronounce the name of Christ after decapitation »
Saint Reverian of Autun·Nevers Ou Bourg De Saint Reverien·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Muteness of the judge Numerian
Hearing and speech
« Loss of speech by the judge Numerian after ordering the saint's tongue to be cut out »
Saint Isidore of Chios·Chios·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
The miraculous speech of Parmenius
Hearing and speech
« Parmenius continuing to speak despite having his tongue cut out »
Saint Polychronius·Babylone·3rd centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Exorcism
Deliverance of a possessed person after the saint's death
Hearing and speech
« Deliverance of a deaf and mute possessed person after his death »
Saint Simeon Stylites the Elder·Antioche·4th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Healing
Healing of a child choking on a fish bone
Hearing and speech
« Instantaneous healing of a child choking on a fish bone »
Saint Blaise·Sebaste·4th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a mute young girl
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a mute girl in Chartres with Saint Martin »
Saint Victricius of Rouen·Rouen·4th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a young mute girl in Chartres
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a man's mute daughter in Chartres »
Saint Martin of Tours·4th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Interruption of a pagan sacrifice through prayer
Hearing and speech
« Paralysis of the priest's sacrilegious action and muteness of the idols following his prayer »
Saint Sergius of Caesarea·Cesaree En Cappadoce·4th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Miraculous healings at the tomb of Saint Eucaire
Hearing and speechSight disorders
« Healings of the deaf, mute, and blind at his tomb »
Saint Eucharius·Castrum De Liverdun·4th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Healing
Miraculous healings in Autun
Sight disordersHearing and speechRestored mobility
« Healing of the blind, the deaf, and the infirm »
Saint Cassian of Autun·Autun·4th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Miraculous healings in Orléans
Hearing and speechSight disordersRestored mobility
« Healing of the deaf, blind, mute, and paralyzed »
Saint Euvert of Orléans·Orleans·4th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Multiple healings on the way to Paderborn
Hearing and speechRestored mobility
« Healing of the deaf, mute, lame, and paralytics on the road to Paderborn »
Saint Liborius of Le Mans·Cathedrale De Paderborn·4th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Sign / wonder
Preservation of speech after tongue removal
Hearing and speechViolence
« Preservation of speech after the removal of the tongue »
Saint Christina of Tyre·Tur Toscane·4th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Punishment of a vain deacon
Hearing and speech
« Punishment of a vain deacon who became mute and then stuttered »
Saint Spyridon of Trimythous·4th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Cures of deafness in Callas
Hearing and speech
« Numerous miracles legally verified in 1642 »
Saint Ausile (Autiole)·Callas Diocese De Frejus·5th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Vision / apparition
Divine designation for the episcopate
Hearing and speech
« Celestial voice designating his name for the episcopal election »
Saint Orens of Auch·Auch·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a deaf and mute child
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a deaf and mute child in Marseille »
Saint Apollinaris of Valence·Marseille·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a disabled child
Restored mobilityHearing and speech
« Healing of a deaf, mute, and paralytic child through the sign of the cross »
Saint Euphrasia (Eupraxia)·Basse Thebaide·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a mute young girl
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a mute young girl with holy oil »
Saint Eptadius of Autun·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a young mute girl
Hearing and speech
« Restoration of speech to a mute young girl »
Saint Lupus (Saint Leu)·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of an Arian bishop
Hearing and speech
« Healing of an Arian bishop who had become mute at the Council of Orléans »
Saint Remigius (Apostle of the Franks)·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of Bishop Euladius
Hearing and speech
« Healing of Bishop Eulade (speech and hearing restored) »
Saint Severinus of Agaune·Nevers·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of deafness through the relics of Saint Ausile
Hearing and speech
« Cures for deafness »
Saint Ausile (Autiole)·Callas Diocese De Frejus·5th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Healing
Healing of several infirm persons
Sight disordersHearing and speech
« Healing of eight blind people, the deaf, and the mute »
Saint Taurinus of Rome·Pays D Evreux·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Miraculous episcopal election
Hearing and speech
« Election designated by a child who could not yet speak »
Saint Aignan of Orléans·Orleans·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Sign / wonder
Punishment of an unjust litigant
Hearing and speech
« Sudden death of an unjust litigant at his feet after his tongue became tied »
Saint Dalmatius (Dalmat)·Constantinople·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Restoration of speech to Bishop Prudence
Hearing and speech
« Restoration of speech to Bishop Prudence »
Saint Marcellus of Paris·Paris·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Vision / apparition
Vision of the angelic choir
Hearing and speech
« Hearing an angelic choir singing the Sanctus »
Saint Venantius (Venance)·Monastere De Saint Martin De Tours·5th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a child by Saint Maur's stole
Restored mobilityHearing and speech
« Healing of a mute and lame child with Saint Benedict's stole »
Saint Maur (Disciple of Saint Benedict)·6th centuryTraditionCertainty: Tradition
Healing
Healing of a deaf person by Saint Maire
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a deaf person »
Saint Marius, Abbot of Val-Benois·Monastere De Redon Ou Val Benois Diocese De Sisteron·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a deaf-mute by Saint Walfroy
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a deaf-mute »
Saint Walfroy (Stylite of the West)·Montagne De La Diane Ardennaise Pres D Ivoy·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a deaf-mute child
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a deaf and mute child with holy water »
Saint Galla of Valence·Valence·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a mute child
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a mute child through the anointing of holy oil »
Saint Ernee and his companions·Celsiacus·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a mute person by holy chrism
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a man mute from birth with holy chrism »
Saint Evodius (Yved)·Rouen·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a mute person by Saint Maire
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a mute person »
Saint Marius, Abbot of Val-Benois·Monastere De Redon Ou Val Benois Diocese De Sisteron·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a mute swineherd
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a mute swineherd by the sign of the cross »
Saint Avitus (Avy)·Abbaye De Micy Saint Mesmin·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of a woman mute from birth
Hearing and speech
« Healing of a woman mute from birth »
Saint Brigid the Thaumaturge·Kill Dara Cellules Du Chene·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos
Healing
Healing of blindness and deafness by Saint Vigor
Sight disordersHearing and speech
« Healing of blindness and deafness »
Saint Vigor (Vigueur)·6th centuryToposCertainty: Hagiographic topos

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Sancteo presents these accounts as hagiographic and historical traditions, without ruling on their origin or making medical or spiritual promises.

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