Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Turin: the Host that Rose into the Sky In the heart of old Turin, a stone’s throw from Piazza Castello, the Basilica of Corpus Domini stands on the exact spot where, on 6 June 1453, the prodigy the Turinese have called “the Miracle of Turin” for five centuries took place:…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of the Monte dei Cappuccini: the Fire that Defended the Tabernacle From the hill of the Monte dei Cappuccini, the church of Santa Maria del Monte overlooks Turin and the Po. Here, in 1640, during one of the most dramatic moments in the city’s history, the Blessed Sacrament defended itself: from…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Trani: the Host in the Pan of Boiling Oil Trani, pearl of the Apulian Adriatic, guards one of the oldest Eucharistic miracles in Italy, dating back to the eleventh century: a consecrated Host, thrown in mockery into a pan of boiling oil, turned into bleeding flesh. The relic of the…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Veroli: the Prodigies of the Easter Forty Hours A few kilometres from Alatri — keeper of the 1228 miracle — the Ciociarian town of Veroli venerates a prodigy that took place during the Forty Hours’ devotion of Easter 1570: in the Blessed Sacrament exposed for adoration appeared heavenly signs which…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Volterra: the Hosts Suspended in Light In the terrible year of the sack of Volterra, 1472, the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta was the scene of a luminous prodigy: the consecrated Hosts, hurled against the wall by a sacrilegious soldier, rose free into the air illuminated by a mysterious light…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Salzano: the Donkeys that Knelt before the Viaticum In the Venetian countryside crossed by the river Muson, the town of Salzano commemorates a simple and touching prodigy of 1517: grazing animals which, upon meeting the priest walking with the Blessed Sacrament, bent their knees in adoration and escorted the Viaticum…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of San Mauro La Bruca: the Incorrupt Hosts of Cilento In the heart of the Cilento National Park, the small village of San Mauro La Bruca guards the most recent recognised Eucharistic miracle in Italy: the consecrated Hosts desecrated by unknown thieves in 1969 and found intact, which for over half…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Scala: the Signs of the Passion in the Exposed Host Above Amalfi, in the silence of the oldest town of the Coast, the monastery of the Most Holy Redeemer in Scala was the scene in 1732 of a prolonged and solemn prodigy: for over three months, during the exposition of…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Siena: the Sacred Hosts Incorrupt for Three Centuries In the Basilica of San Francesco in Siena a silent, verifiable miracle is renewed every day: 223 Hosts consecrated in 1730 remain whole, fragrant and incorrupt after almost three centuries, defying every natural law governing the decay of organic matter. It is…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Rimini: the Mule that Knelt before the Host In the heart of Rimini, in Piazza Tre Martiri, an elegant octagonal shrine commemorates one of the most famous miracles of Saint Anthony of Padua: the starving mule which, in 1227, ignored its fodder to kneel before the Blessed Sacrament, converting its…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Santa Pudenziana: the Imprint of the Host in the Marble In one of Rome’s most ancient churches, the Basilica of Santa Pudenziana on the Esquiline, an altar step in the Caetani Chapel preserves a singular sign: the imprint left in 1610 by a consecrated Host that fell from the hands…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Rome (595): the Prodigy of Saint Gregory the Great It is the oldest Roman Eucharistic miracle of which memory survives: it took place in the year 595, during a celebration presided over by Pope Saint Gregory the Great, one of the four great Doctors of the Western Church. A smile…

Discover the Miracle of Rosano: the Statue of the Sacred Heart that Wept and Bled On the banks of the Arno, upstream from Florence, the thousand-year-old Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria a Rosano preserves the memory of recent and moving prodigies: between 1948 and 1950 the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus venerated in…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Mogoro: the Imprints of the Hosts in the Stone In the heart of Sardinia, among the hills of the Marmilla, the town of Mogoro guards the island’s only Eucharistic miracle: the imprints left in 1604 by two consecrated Hosts that fell onto the floor of the church of San Bernardino,…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Morrovalle: the Host Intact amid the Ashes of the Fire On the hills of the Macerata countryside, the village of Morrovalle commemorates a prodigy officially recognised by a pope: on the night between 16 and 17 April 1560 a violent fire destroyed the church of the Franciscan convent, yet among…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Offida: the Host of Lanciano Turned to Flesh The village of Offida, one of the most beautiful in the Marche, has guarded since 1280 one of the most dramatic Eucharistic relics in Italy: the consecrated Host desecrated in Lanciano by a woman and changed into bleeding flesh. A novel-like tale…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracles of Florence: the Two Prodigies of Sant’Ambrogio A stone’s throw from the market that bears its name, the church of Sant’Ambrogio is one of the most extraordinary Eucharistic sites in Florence: it preserves the relics of two distinct miracles, which occurred in 1230 and 1595. A neighbourhood church, beloved of the…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Gruaro: the Blood-Stained Altar Cloth Kept in Valvasone The Eucharistic miracle of Gruaro is a prodigy “of two bell towers”: it took place in 1294 at the washing place of Gruaro, on Venetian soil, but its relic — an altar cloth marked with the blood of a consecrated Host —…

Discover the Eucharistic Miracle of Ischia di Castro: the Multiplication of Bread on Corpus Christi In the upper Tuscia of Viterbo, the village of Ischia di Castro guards a Eucharistic miracle that is almost unknown, and all the more precious for it: the prodigious multiplication of bread in the oven of the monastery of the…