GERONA
SPAIN, 1297
In the Eucharistic miracle
of Gerona, during the
celebration of the Mass,
a priest doubted the Real
Presence of Christ in the
Eucharist. But when the time
for Communion arrived,
the priest did not succeed in
swallowing the Host which
had transformed into Flesh
in his mouth. Unfortunately
the relic of the Host
transformed into Flesh was
destroyed in 1936, during
the civil war.
he Miracle happened in the church of an
ancient monastery of the Benedictines of
San Daniele where until the past century a
precious reliquary was preserved containing a
cloth spotted of Blood that the people called the
“Sant Dubt”, the “Holy Doubt”. In 1297, while
they assisted at Mass in their chapel, the nuns
noticed that at the moment of consuming the
consecrated Host, the celebrant was impeded and
demonstrated bewilderment. A nun that followed
the rite from above the altar saw the priest
remove something from his mouth and after-
wards wrapped It in the corporal and placed It on
the corner of the altar. After the Mass, the nun
went immediately to the altar to verify what the
priest had hidden in the white cloth and with
great amazement discovered that it contained a
small piece of blood-dripping flesh. Questioned,
the priest confessed to doubting the Real
Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. And just as
he put the holy Host in his mouth, It increased
to such a volume and consistency that It was
not able to be swallowed.
This is why he had wrapped
It in one of the corporals and left It on the altar.
The little piece which was changed into flesh
was then placed in a reliquary. Unfortunately a
lot of the relevant documents to the miracle
became lost: The reliquary containing the
Incarnate Host and the Blood-soaked corporal
were destroyed during the civil war of 1936.
© 2006, Istituto San Clemente I Papa e Martire / The Real Presence Association, Inc.
Eucharistic Miracle of
The monstrance which contained the blood-stained corporal,
museum of the Cathedral of Gerona
Cathedral of Gerona
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