Eucharistic Miracle of Zaragoza, Spain

Eucharistic Miracle of ZARAGOZA SPAIN, 1427

In the consecrated Host, stolen by a woman of Zaragoza to use in making a love potion, the Baby Jesus

appeared. In the town hall Ancient painting in the Cathedral of the See representing the miracle in the Chapel of Little Saint Dominic of the Val. There is also on the wall archives of the city of facing the chapel, a marble plaque describing the miracle Zaragoza is preserved the document that describes the miracle in detail. And in the cathedral, next to the chapel of “San Dominguito del Val” Cathedral of the See, Zaragoza there is a painting accurately Main Altar depicting the marvelous event.

Chapel of the Holy Christ

Exterior side of the Cathedral of the See Choir stalls of the See

his Eucharistic miracle happened in the city woman to take the coffer home, burn the in solemn procession from the house of the of Zaragoza in 1427, when the bishop of Holy Eucharist, and bring the ashes to him. woman to the cathedral. The whole city accom- the city was don Alonso Arhuello. Don The unscrupulous woman did as she was told, panied the procession and was deeply moved at Dorner, archdeacon of the city, left a written but with great amazement saw that though the the sight of the marvelous Baby. Once in the report of the event: “A married woman consulted coffer was completely burned, the Baby cathedral, the Miraculous Baby was put on the a Moorish evil sorcerer for a remedy to cure her remained unharmed. altar of the chapel of Saint Valerio so that the Thusband of his violent nature and to make him people of Zaragoza could see Him and venerate treat her more gently. To change the husband’s and out of Him. The following day while the bishop was behavior, the sorcerer told her he needed a her“Stricken mind she ran with to the house terror of the sorcerer to celebrating Mass at the same altar, at the words of consecrated Host. The very superstitious woman tell him what happened. The sorcerer on hearing consecration, a Host, immediately consumed by went to the church of Saint Michael, went to the words of the woman, began to tremble, fearing the bishop, appeared where the Baby was. Thanks confession and received the Eucharist. With a vengeance from heaven. They decided to go to to this Eucharistic miracle, the people of diabolical cunning, she took the Blessed the cathedral to inform the bishop don Alonso, Zaragoza were renewed in their devotion to the Sacrament from her mouth and hid the Host in a confess their sin and ask for baptism. Blessed Sacrament.” This is the document pre- small coffer which she took immediately to the served in the town archives. sorcerer. When they opened the coffer, instead of “The bishop consulted some prelates and theo- the Host they saw, with great terror, a little Baby logians of the diocese to shed light on the event surrounded by light. The sorcerer told the and finally decided to take the Miraculous Baby