Scala

Beginning on September 11, 1732, at the Monastery of the Most Holy Redeemer in Scala (near Salerno), an extraordinary Eucharistic miracle unfolded that continued for three consecutive months. During the solemn exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for public adoration, which occurred every Thursday at this monastery, the signs of the Passion of Christ appeared visibly in the Host contained in the monstrance. These miraculous visions were witnessed by numerous people, most notably by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, the great Doctor of the Church and founder of the Redemptorists. The monastery had been founded by the venerable Sister Maria Celeste Crostarosa together with St. Alphonsus in the same year of 1732, making this miracle particularly significant as it occurred during the very founding of the Redemptorist order. The miracle was confirmed and investigated not only by the nuns of the monastery and the faithful who came to witness it, but also by ecclesiastical authorities: Bishop Santoro of Scala examined the phenomenon carefully and wrote a detailed letter to Bishop Simonetti, the Apostolic Nuncio of Naples, describing all the details of the visions that appeared in the Sacred Host during exposition. This miracle occurred just months before St. Alphonsus would officially found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer on November 9, 1732, and it deeply influenced his lifelong devotion to the Eucharist, which became central to Redemptorist spirituality.

Church recognition

This miracle has been verified and endorsed by the local diocese with archiepiscopal approval, but documentation of Vatican-level review or recognition has not been located. This may represent diocesan-level recognition without formal Vatican submission.

Bishop Santoro of Scala wrote a detailed letter to Bishop Simonetti, Apostolic Nuncio of Naples, describing all details of the visions in the Sacred Host. The Nuncio forwarded this letter to Cardinal Barbieri, then Secretary of State. Despite the high ecclesiastical level of witnesses (two bishops, an apostolic nuncio, and St. Alphonsus Liguori), Magisterium AI verification indicates no formal Vatican decree or definitive judgment has been issued recognizing this as an authenticated miracleure. The Vatican's own norms require a formal diocesan inquiry and careful scientific-theological assessment before ecclesial recognition, but no such definitive judgment has been documented for this event.