Thank you for pondering such an important question about miraculous
healing and God's intervention. Unfortunately, I regret that you and
your associates are not knowledgeable about a well-known miraculous
healing of the amputee Miguel Juan Delisare. This recorded miracle
is, in fact, well known in Spain. It took place through the
intercession of Our Lady (Mary, the Mother of God) and the promise
that she made to St. James the Apostle at Zaragoza, Spain during the
first recorded Marian Apparition in the history of the Church. Here is
the documented historical event:
On March 29, 1640, two years after Miguel Juan Delisare's leg had been
amputated by an accomplished surgeon Juan D'Estanga, Miguel was
awakened by his parents who said they saw angels at Miguel's bed.
Miguel told his parents that he had dreamed of being at the Church of
La Pilarita (Church of Our Lady of Zaragoza) and anointing one of the
lamps in her honor as he used to do before when he could walk. He and
his parents were astonished to see that his leg had been fully
restored with only the scar remaining where the surgeon had previously
severed his leg as proof of the miracle. The whole town saw him and
went to church with him to give praise and thanks. He was examined by
physicians, and witnesses were gathered who testified to the events.
After a lengthy investigation, on April 27, 1641, the archbishop Pedro
Apolara pronounced the leg fully restored by a phenomenon beyond all
natural powers. This verdict was signed by the Vicar General, the
Archdeacon, Senior Professor of Canon Law and provincials of other
orders.
I hope this helps. You can research the event for yourself and learn
more about the Marian Apparition and the Basilica of Our Lady of the
Pillar.
Take care,
[name removed]
