How many napkins are passed about! How many garments, laid upon the holy relics and endowed with healing power, are claimed! All are glad to touch even the outside thread, and whosoever touches will be made whole.

-Ambrose of Milan

Miracles

Miracles are integral to the Christian tradition of relics. This module will examine early medieval miracle stories to gain a sense of the ways relics were believed to function both supernaturally and socially. We will also discuss the phenomenon of miracle itself and the ways modern readers can approach these "impossible" but seemingly ubiquitous events.

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