Case file · Apparition / miracle
The Miracle of Amsterdam
In March 1345, a dying man in the Kalverstraat vomited the Host he had received; thrown into the fire, it was found unburned the next morning.
1345 CE · 52.37, 4.89 · status: legend
The account
A chapel was built on the site and Amsterdam became a pilgrimage town. Catholics still walk the 'Stille Omgang', a silent night procession, each March.