Case file · Apparition / miracle
The Miracle of the Holy Thorn
On 24 March 1656, 10-year-old Marguerite Périer, Pascal's niece, was cured of a lachrymal fistula at Port-Royal in Paris after touching a relic said to be from Christ's crown of thorns.
1656 CE · 48.84, 2.34 · status: disputed
The account
Doctors certified the cure and the archdiocese recognised it. Jansenists, then under attack, hailed it as divine support; it moved Pascal deeply.