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The odour of sanctity, according to the Catholic Church, is commonly understood to mean a specific scent (often compared to flowers) that emanates from the bodies of saints, especially from the wounds of stigmata. These saints are called myroblytes [1] [2] [3] while the exudation itself is referred to as myroblysia [4] or myroblytism.
A myroblyte (/ ˈ m ɪ r ə b l aɪ t /; 'whose relics produce myron'; [1] from Byzantine Greek μυροβλύτης, muroblútēs, Latin: myroblyta; Church Slavonic ...
Articles relating to myroblyte saints, Christian saints from whose relics or burial place "an aromatic liquid with healing properties" known as the Oil of Saints, "is said to have flowed, or still flows", or from whose body emanates a scent known as the odor of sanctity.
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Mother Mariana of the Purification [1] (November 5, 1623 in Lisbon – December 8, 1695 in Beja) was a nun of the Carmelite Order of the Ancient Observance who, having been born in Lisbon, Portugal, and lived and professed her religious vows at the Carmelite Convent of Our Lady of Hope in Beja, Portugal, died with the odor of sanctity.
Among those he converted was a certain Alexander, a man of senatorial rank. After having ruled his see for seven or, according to another account, for twenty years, he made Alexander his successor and retired to the desert, whence Cyril had summoned him and there died in the odor of sanctity. [citation needed]
Incorruptible bodies are often said to have the odour of sanctity, exuding a sweet or floral, pleasant aroma. [citation needed] Not every saint is expected to have an incorruptible corpse. Although believers see incorruptibility as supernatural, it is no longer counted as a miracle in the recognition of a saint. [5]
He advanced to the priesthood in 1602, [4] but died on 2 June, 1603, probably of tuberculosis, in the odor of sanctity. [1] [3] According to written biographies, he often spent many hours in vigils and was always the first to prayer, and eager to perform hard work. [3] He was remembered for his great love of the spiritual life. [4]