Eucharistic Miracle of

LEGNICA

POLAND, 2013

In St. Hyacinth’s church in

Legnica, during Holy Mass,

on December 25, 2013, a

Host accidentally fell on the

ground, during the

distribution of Communion.

It was immediately placed in

a container with water and

closed in the tabernacle as

required by code of Canon

Law. A few days later, a red

spot appeared on Its surface.

The Bishop of Legnica at the

time, Stefan Cichy, decided

to establish a commission for

a scientific analysis. The

results were surprising, and

confirmed that It had

similarities to “human heart

muscle with alterations that

often appear during the agony”.

n St. Hyacinth’s church in Legnica, during

Holy Mass, on December 25, 2013, a Host

accidentally fell on the ground, during the

distribution of Communion. It was

immediately placed in a container with water and

closed in the tabernacle. St. Hyacinth’s priest,

Father Andrzej Ziombra, said that on January 4th,

along with other priests, he went to see if the

consecrated Host had dissolved in the water after

nearly two weeks: "Immediately we noticed that

the Host had not dissolved, and that a red spot

covering a fifth of Its surface appeared. We decided

to inform the Bishop, who established a special

theological scientific commission to analyze the

event. We noticed that over time the stain on the

Host changed color from deep red to red brown

(...). The sample was taken directly by the scientists

on 26 January 2014. For the priests the miracle

was evident. The commission checked if It was

some fungus, mold or another external agent (...).

The Wrocław Forensic Medicine Institute

immediately excluded the presence of bacteria or

fungi as a cause for the Host turning red. A second

histopathological analysis pointed out that some

fragments seemed to belong to myocardial tissue.

An additional opinion was sought using the same

samples at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in

Szczecin without specifying where the samples

came from. The Institute used a different analysis

method. After the analysis, The Pomeranian

Medical University’s Department of

Histopathology in Szczecin announced that “tissue

fragments containing fragmented parts of

cross-striated muscle” was found in the

histopathological image. This is similar to “human

heart muscle with alterations that often appear

during the agony. We have not tested the blood

found on the Host, we only know that human

DNA was found.” The results of the analysis were

presented to the Vatican’s Congregation for the

Doctrine of the Faith, which recognised the

supernatural nature of the event. It is striking that

the examination results were similar to those of the

Lanciano Eucharistic Miracle of 700 A.D. and

other Miracles that occurred recently such as

Sokolka in 2008, in Poland, Tixtla in 2006 in

Mexico, and Buenos Aires, in Argentina in 1996.

On April 17, 2016, following the instructions

received by the Holy See, Monsignor Zbigniew

Kiernikowskiego, the new Bishop of Legnica,

announced during Mass that the parish priest Fr

Andrzej Ziombra should "prepare a suitable place

for the exhibition of the precious relic, so that the

faithful can express their adoration properly".

On April 10, 2016, the Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski

officially announced to the faithful the results of the analysis of

the Eucharistic miracle which took place in Legnica in 2013

The Original press release

Doctor and cardiologist Professor Barbara

Engel, who was one of the scientists involved in

the scientific analysis, said during the press

conference: "The material was analyzed using

UV rays with an orange filter and the results

were univocal. We have identified myocardial

fibres, typical of myocardial tissue with

alterations that often appear during the agony."

Photo showing the sample being collected

from the Host

On December 25, 2013, the priest who distributed Communion accidentally dropped

a Host from a ciborium. The priest picked It up and put It in a container with water

and placed It in the tabernacle.

Eucharistic Miracle of

LEGNICA

POLAND, 2013

Professor Barbara Engel, after analyzing the

sample, said: “The scientists’ conclusion is that it

is human myocardial tissue.”

On January 5, 2014, the priests noticed a stain

on the Host, which was immersed in the

water. Similar to a bloodstain. The Bishop of

Legnica, Monsignor Stefan Cichy, was

immediately informed. He established a

scientific commission to analyse the event

Interior of the Church

Facade of the Church where the miracle took place

Detail of the stained Host

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The fact that the Legnica miracle

happened in a church dedicated to

St. Hyacinth (1185-1257) is

significant. St Hyacinth was a

Dominican saint who was devoted

to the Eucharist and who also

experienced a Eucharist Miracle.

When the fierce Mongolian

troops had reached the outskirts

of Kiev, St. Hyacinth took the

ciborium containing the

consecrated Hosts and was taking

them to safety. He arrived at the

back of the church and heard a

voice coming from the Madonna

statue near the altar calling him,

"Hyacinth, Hyacinth. I see you're

rescuing my Son, but you will not

want to leave His mother in the

hands of the desecrating

barbarians?" He apologised saying

it was impossible for him to lift

such a heavy weight, but Our

Lady replied: "If you had a little

more faith and love for me, it

would be easy for you to carry this

burden." "I do not want anything

but to love you and trust in you,"

said St. Hyacinth. Immediately

the statue became as light as a

feather and St. Hyacinth,

accompanied by his fellow friars,

miraculously crossed the wide

river Dnieper and went unnoticed

amid the Mongolian troops.