Objects Repaired in Miracle Accounts
Miracles of restored objects concern ordinary or precious things: earthen vase, glass cup, tool, garment, or liturgical object. The source recounts that a broken object is found intact, a lost piece returns, or damage disappears after a prayer. These episodes often have a moral dimension: they respond to a servant's distress, avoid punishment, or manifest the care given to the most modest realities. The category remains rare and requires explicit restoration. The preservation of an object in a fire pertains first to fire, while a food multiplication concerns provision. Cards must name the object, its use, and the exact nature of the change to avoid a generic formula. Sancteo presents these traditions as a motif of monastic and popular literature, without extrapolating from a simple object that became a relic.
- Accounts
- 11
- Saints
- 11
- Period
- 4th century – 15th century
Definition
Understanding this type of miracle
Miracles of restored objects concern ordinary or precious things: earthen vase, glass cup, tool, garment, or liturgical object.
Forms included from the sources
- broken, lost, or damaged object then restored
Not to be confused with…
- object only preserved from fire or venerated as a relic
Documented examples
Major figures
- Saint Marcellinus of Embrun 4th century · 1 account
« Marcellinus converts the last notable pagan of the city by miraculously reconstructing a crystal cup broken during a meal. »
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Saint Odilo of Cluny 10th century · 1 account « Miraculous repair of a broken crystal vase »
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Saint Benedict (Patriarch of Western Monks) 6th century · 1 account « Miraculous repair of a broken earthenware vase (sieve) »
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Saint Angilbert, Abbot of Saint-Riquier 8th century · 1 account « Miraculous restoration of a marble column broken by an angel »
Classified sources
Accounts in the corpus
11 results
Editorial transparency
Method and sources
Sancteo presents these accounts as hagiographic and historical traditions, without ruling on their origin or making medical or spiritual promises.
Volumes are calculated from technically validated classifications in the canonical database. Each figure above has a quotation directly linked to this theme. Last recalculated: .
Editorial responsibility: Sancteo · Corpus source: Les Petits Bollandistes and documented enrichments. Version: miracle-topic-editorial-en-v1.