Saints Who Raised The Dead

CONTENTS

Introduction: Have the Dead Really Been Raised to Life?

— PART ONE —

RESURRECTION MIRACLES IN BIBLICAL DAYS

1. The Old Testament: Elias and Eliseus Raise the Dead

2. The Gospels: Jesus Raises the Widow's Son, the Daughter of Jairus, and Lazarus

3. The Acts of the Apostles: Peter Raises Dorcas, Paul Raises Eutychus

4. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

— PART TWO —

RESURRECTION MIRACLES IN THE CHRISTIAN ERA

THE EARLY CENTURIES

5. Miracles in the Early Church: Testimony of Irenaeus and Others; Resurrection Miracles Performed by St. Hilary of Poitiers, St. Ambrose, and Others

6. Resurrection Miracles Publicized by St. Augustine

7. St. Martin of Tours, the "Raiser of Three Dead"

8. Resurrection Miracles of St. Benedict and Others: Testimony of Pope St. Gregory The Great

MEDIEVAL WONDER-WORKERS

9. Resurrection Miracles Performed by St. Bernard of Clairvaux and His Friend St. Malachy

10. Resurrection Miracles Performed by St. Anthony of Padua

11. Resurrection Miracles Performed by Blessed Margaret of Castello, The Blind and Crippled Wonder-Worker

12. More Resurrection Miracles Performed by Women: St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Catherine (Karin) of Sweden, St. Colette of Corbie, St. Zita, St. Frances of Rome, St. Joan of Arc, and Others

13. Resurrection Miracles of the British Isles and Belgium: Drithelm, Christina the Admirable, and Winifride

FAMILIES, FOUNDERS, AND SPECIAL GROUPS

14. The Saints Raise Their Relatives from the Dead: Miracles Performed by St. Catherine of Siena, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Francis of Paola, Venerable John Baptist Tholomei

15. A Franciscan Celebration of Life: Resurrection Miracles Performed by St. Bernardine of Siena, St. John Capistrano, St. Francis of Paola, St. Joseph of Cupertino, and St. Peter of Alc ántara

16. Resurrection Miracles Performed by Five Great Founders of Religious Orders: St. Dominic, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Philip Neri, St. Paul of the Cross, St. John Bosco.

17. Resurrection Miracles Performed by Lesser-Known Dominicans: Blessed James Salomoni, St. Agnes of Montepulciano, Blessed Constantius of Fabrino, Blessed Sadoc and Companions, Blessed Mark of Modena, Blessed Ceslas, Blessed Augustine of Bugela, and St. Colomba of Rieti

18. Resurrection Miracles Performed in the Americas: St. Rose of Lima, St. Martin de Porres, St. Francis Solanus, Marianne de Jesus of Quito, Blessed Sebastian of Apparizio

19. More Resurrection Miracles: St. Bernard of Abbeville, St. Stanislaus of Cracow, St. James of Tarentaise, St. Cyril of Constantinople, St. Peregrine, St. Philip Benizi, B1. Peter Armengol, Blessed Eustachio, St. Gerard Majella, St. Charbel Makhlouf, Padre Pio

20. A Postscript to Chapter 15—More Resurrection Miracles Performed by Franciscan Saints: St. Margaret of Cortona, St. Felix of Cantalice, St. Rose of Viterbo, St. Pacific of San Severino, and Others

GREAT MISSIONARY WONDER-WORKERS

21. Resurrection Miracles Performed by Three Great Dominican Missionaries: St. Hyacinth, St. Vincent Ferrer, and St. Louis Bertrand

22. Resurrection Miracles Performed by Great Jesuit Missionaries: St. Francis Xavier, St. John Francis Regis, St. Andrew Bobola; Other Jesuit Resurrection Miracles: St. Francis Jerome, Brother Antony Pereyra

23. Resurrection Miracles Performed by St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland

THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

24. Resurrection Miracles Performed through the Intercession of Our Lady of Czestochowa at Jasna Gora, Poland

25. Resurrection Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Americas: Our Lady of Itati (Argentina), Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico), Our Lady of San Juan (Texas, U.S.A.)

— PART THREE —

OTHER WONDERS:
FURTHER SIGNS OF IMMORTALITY

26. Revivals of the Dying Rival the Raising of the Dead

27. Visits To and From the Other World

28. Miraculous Bodily Phenomena in the Lives of the Saints— A Preview of the Risen Body

29. Post Clinical-Death Returns to Life

— PART FOUR —

30. Miracles in the Plan of God: A Look at the Facts

31. The Resurrection of Christ, The Basis of Our Faith

32. Armageddon, the Valley of Josaphat, and the General Judgment

33. The Resurrection of the Body at the End of the World

Appendix: Less Well-Authenticated Resurrection Miracles

Selected Bibliography