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Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano
Lanciano, Italy · 8th century
What is there
Since 1902 the relics have been kept in the marble altar at the center of the sanctuary of the Church of San Francesco in Lanciano.
What the Church says
BeWeB, the heritage portal of the Italian Bishops' Conference, presents the relics in its series on Eucharistic miracles. It reports scientific studies of the relics in 1970 and 1971, and again in 1981.
According to tradition, recorded in writing from the 16th century, a Basilian monk doubted during Mass, and the host became flesh and the wine became blood. The oldest sources date it to about the year 700.
Visiting
- Location
- Lanciano, Italy
- Hours
- Check hours with the shrine. Official site
- Address
- See the official site.
- Source
- beweb.chiesacattolica.it
- Exhibit panel
- The Eucharistic Miracles of the World
Trips that stop here
None of the listed departures stop here yet.
The summary above is our own. The exhibit panel by St. Carlo Acutis is linked for the full account.
Sources
- beweb.chiesacattolica.it percorsitematici/miracoli-eucaristici/il-miracolo-custodito-
- beweb.chiesacattolica.it percorsitematici/miracoli-eucaristici/il-miracolo-custodito-
- The Eucharistic Miracles of the World, exhibit by St. Carlo Acutis miracolieucaristici.org
Checked October 19, 2026.