Eucharistic Miracle of Patierno
(Napoli)
Italy (1772)
 On
August 29, 1774, the Curia of the Archbishop expressed
itself favorably regarding the miraculous finding
and unexplainable preservation of the Hosts stolen
from the Church of St. Peter's in Patiemo on February
24, 1772. In 1971 the Eucharistic Year of the
diocese has been established in order to allow
the community to capture the essence of the Eucharistic
miracle. Unfortunately in 1978 some unknown thieveswere
able to even steal the relic with the miraculous
Hosts of 1772.
In 1772, unknown thieves stole
a certain number of consecrated Hosts that were
found in the lands of Duke Delle Grottolelle,
a month later, underneath manure. However they
were completely intact. The appearance of mysterious
lights and a dove made it possible to see where
the Hosts were buried. Saint Alphonsus Liguori
described in detail this miracle and took the
opportunity to reawake the faith and devotion
of the people towards the Eucharist.
The Vicar General, Monsignor Onorati drew up the
minutes of the diocesan trial which lasted two
years from 1772 to 1774. In the minutes it was
stated that the appearance of the lights and the
intact preservation of the consecrated Hosts “has
been and is an authentic miracle operated by God
to illustrate more and more the truth of the Catholic
dogma and increase the worship towards the Real
Presence of Christ in the Holy Sacrament of the
Eucharist.” Among the various testimonies
there were also those of three renowned scientists
of the time among which was Dr. Domenico Cotugno
of the Royal University of Naples and they all
agreed in saying: “That the intact preservation
of the Hosts cannot be explained with physical
principles and they surpass the power of natural
agents. Therefore, they must be considered as
miraculous.” In 1972 Professor Pietro De
Franciscis, teacher of human physiology at the
University of Naples confirmed the above sentence.
In 1967, Cardinal Corrado Ursi, on the occasion
of the elevation of the Church of St. Peter to
a diocesan Eucharistic Sanctuary said, “The
prodigious event of St. Peter is a gift and a
divine warning for the whole archdiocese. Its
voice must never weaken but must urge the faithful
of all times to consider the message regarding
the ‘Bread of Life for the salvation of
the world’ launched by Christ at Cafarnas.”
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