Eucharistic miracle of Krakow
Chris George - April 2020
The Eucharistic miracle of Krakow is related to the consecrated Hosts that emitted an unusual bright light when they were hidden by thieves in a muddy marsh. The thieves had stolen a monstrance containing consecrated Hosts from a church in the village of Wawel, near Krakow. They ultimately abandoned the monstrance and Hosts in a marsh outside of the village, where the miracle took place.
In 1345, King Casimar III the Great of Poland gave orders to build a church named Corpus Christi in honour of this Eucharistic miracle that was verified and confirmed in the same year.
Thieves broke into the Collegiate Church of All Saints, near Krakow and took away the monstrance containing consecrated Hosts. When they found that the monstrance was not made of gold, they threw it into the muddy marshland on the way.
Priests started a search for the stolen Hosts hopelessly. When darkness fell, however, a mysterious light emanated from the spot where the monstrance had been thrown and abandoned. Bright flashes of light were visible for several kilometers. Frightened villagers came there and found it. They reported the Bishop of Krakow. Bishop called for three days of fasting and prayer. On the third day, he led a procession to the place where they found the light. There Bishop found the monstrance and the consecrated Hosts, which were unbroken and were the source of unusual lights.
People began to celebrate the miracle every year on the feast of Corpus Christi. The Church of Corpus Christi in Krakow, Poland contains paintings depicting the miracle as well as documents and depositions relating to the matter.
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