Rosano

In 1948 at the monastery church of Rosano, near Florence, a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was donated by a devout person to fulfill a promise made during World War II, thanking God for protection during the devastating conflict. The statue, which is of natural height, began to manifest extraordinary signs shortly after its installation. On various occasions between 1948 and 1950, the statue was witnessed bleeding and weeping, displaying what witnesses described as tears and blood flowing from the sacred image.

About this miracle

The miraculous statue became a focus of devotion and pilgrimage for the faithful, particularly those seeking hope and healing in the aftermath of the war's devastation. Medical analyses of the blood were conducted and the results preserved in monastery archives along with finger towels and purificators soaked with the blood, confirming it was real human blood—an impossibility for a statue made of inanimate materials.

The Holy Office conducted a thorough investigation through Visitator Father Luigi Romoli, O.P., who personally interrogated all the nuns under strict secrecy. The Holy Office ordered the statue removed to a secret location on November 14, 1950, where it remained until being returned to Rosano in 1952. Bishop Giovanni Giorgis saw the events as an appeal from the Lord for fidelity, reparation, and prayer in the post-war period. The phenomenon of the bleeding and weeping Sacred Heart statue at Rosano is considered by believers to be a sign of Christ's compassion and His continuing presence among His people, particularly significant in the aftermath of World War II. The statue continues to be venerated in the monastery church.

Scientific analysis

Medical analyses of the blood were conducted and preserved in monastery archives along with finger towels and purificators soaked with the blood, identifying it as human blood. The fact that blood appeared to flow from a statue made of inanimate materials (likely plaster or painted wood) has no identified natural explanation and was a key factor in the investigation.