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The Miracle of Lanciano is a Eucharistic miracle said to have occurred in the eighth century in the city of Lanciano, Italy. According to tradition , a Basilian monk who had doubts about the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist found, when he said the words of consecration at Mass, that the bread and wine changed into flesh and blood.
The monk said the sight of the bleeding Eucharist strengthened his Catholic faith, a common refrain among those who claim to have witnessed miracles. The church kept the Lanciano wafer as a holy ...
The rarest reported types of Eucharistic miracle is where the Eucharist becomes human flesh as in the miracle of Lanciano which some believe occurred at Lanciano, Italy, in the 8th century, [23] [24] or the Eucharist becomes human blood as in the miracle of Santarém which some believe occurred at Santarém, Portugal, in the 13th century. [25]
My story today explores the history of miracles, why they matter to the faithful and what church officials found when they started asking questions about the purported miracle in Cincinnati.
Miracle of Calanda; Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano; Eucharistic miracle of Santarém; Miracle of the gulls; Miracle of the Moose; Miracle of the roses; Miracle of the Sun; Miracles of Saint Demetrius; Moving statues
A Eucharistic miracle is any miracle involving the Eucharist. Pages in category "Eucharistic miracles" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
6 "The Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano". Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2016.: is from the Eucharistic Miracle Home page. Pro-Catholic appologist. This source should be removed. 7 Miracles of the Church (PDF). Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Learning. 2012. p. 20.: is a dead link for me.
The article makes no mention of eucharistic miracles, where the bread and wine has indeed changed into actual blood and flesh, usually to convince priests in doubt over the truthfulness of church teachings. The miracle of Lanciano is especially famous and has been the subject of medical investigations in the early 1970s.