The story of the Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano

Lanciano - In Lanciano a small host is still exhibited today which is the protagonist of a story of faith and science. The Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano is the first of its kind that occurred in Italy in the eighth century after Christ. A monk was celebrating mass one day, and was assailed by doubt. Did the host really become flesh in the consecration, and the wine blood?

Here then is that in his hands he saw the host become human flesh, and the wine become blood. Various reconnaissance by the Bishop followed to verify the fact, but the last word fell to science. In 1971 and 1981 medical tests were done on the tissues and blood, and it was discovered that they were indeed human flesh and human blood. The flesh is part of a heart, which today has the 12 holes due to the fact that the monks nailed that piece of heart so as not to restrict it in rigor mortis. The blood is of the AB zero positive group, very common among Jews, also found in the Holy Shroud and in other Eucharistic miracles.