A young woman, following an evil to attract a young woman, removed two consecrated forms that, by keeping them, became flesh, according to the tradition of the 13th century.
Documented history and memory received
The Cathedral of St. Paul of Alatri retains a relic associated with an episode of 1228. A letter from Gregory IX to the local bishop responds to the complaint of a young woman who had unduly removed a form and then claimed to find it turned into flesh. The pontifical document shows that the case was reported and that penance was imposed; it does not amount to a modern material analysis or a doctrinal definition of the prodigy. The fact sheet distinguishes contemporary document, subsequent tradition and current custody.
Who venerates the memory
The look is directed to Jesus Christ and to the mystery of his Incarnation, Passion, Death, Resurrection or Reign. The image, relic, monument or custom does not act by its own power: it serves the memory of the Gospel and leads to prayer, sacraments, conversion and charity.
History, tradition and discernment
Pontifical letter and historical custody; material transformation according to tradition. The tab retains the memory received without turning legend, witness or believing interpretation into a historically demonstrated fact.
Celebration and devotional life
Festivity or main time: Eucharistic Commemoration of Alatri.
No automatic promise or prodigy guarantee is documented. Veneration leads to Christ, the Eucharist, conversion, reparation, unity and charity.
Location on the map
The marker points to St. Paul's Cathedral · Alatri (Italy). The coordinate was contrasted with open mapping and institutional identification of the place.
Main source
Diócesis de Anagni-Alatri. Contrast lettering with OpenStreetMap/Nominatim.
Para orar
Praise the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar, now and forever. Amen.
Image credit
Fachada of the Cathedral of St. Paul of Alatri, an exact place linked to the letter of Gregory IX and to the medieval Eucharistic tradition of the city. This photograph replaces the previous theme image of Naples. Photo: Fabiosbaraglia, public domain, Wikimedia Commons.