The Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano, Italy

The first and greatest Eucharistic Miracle of the Catholic Church occurred during the 8th century in the Church of St. Legontian in Lanciano, Italy, when a Basilian monk doubted Jesus' Real Presence in the Eucharist. After the consecration in Mass, the host was changed into live Flesh and the wine was changed into live Blood, which coagulated into five globules. The Flesh and the Blood can still be seen today. Various ecclesiastical investigations have been conducted since 1574. In the 1970’s, there was a scientific investigation by the scientist Professor Odoardo Linoli, eminent Professor in Anatomy and Pathological Histology and in Chemistry and Clinical Microscopy. He was assisted by Professor Ruggero Bertelli of the University of Siena. The results of their analyses are as follows:

• The Flesh is real Flesh. The Blood is real Blood.
• The Flesh and the Blood belong to the human species.
• The Flesh consists of the muscular tissue of the heart.
• In the Flesh the following is present in section: the myocardium, the endocardium, the vagus nerve and also the left ventricle of the heart for the large thickness of the myocardium.
• The Flesh is a "HEART" complete in its essential structure.
• The Flesh and the Blood have the same blood-type: AB (the blood-type identical to that of the Holy Shroud of Turin).
• In the Blood there were found proteins in the same normal proportions (percentage-wise) as are found in the sero-proteic make-up of the fresh normal blood.
• In the Blood there were also found these minerals: chlorides, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, sodium and calcium.
• The preservation of the Flesh and of the Blood, which were left in their natural state for twelve centuries and exposed to the action of atmospheric and biological agents, remains an extraordinary phenomenon.

“Eucharistic Miracle: Lanciano, Italy 8th Century A.D.” Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association, 2023, http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/lanciano.html