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Miracle of Bolsena

A Bohemian priest doubting the Real Presence said Mass at Bolsena in 1263 and blood seeped from the host onto the corporal, which is kept at Orvieto Cathedral.

1263 CE · 42.65, 11.99 · status: legend

The sceptical view

Linked by tradition to Urban IV's founding of the feast of Corpus Christi in 1264; the story is attested later.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Mass at Bolsena
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