Miracles and Wonders: Finding Canadian Medical History in the Vatican Archives (Author Abstract) (Essay‪)‬

Inspired by her personal experience as an expert medical witness in a miraculous healing applied to the canonization of the first Canadian-born saint, the author explores details of twelve other miracles that took place in Canada between 1887 and 1978. Using canonization records from the Vatican archives, Duffin identifies thirty other Canadian miracles with their respective causes as an opportunity for future research. Based on an invited keynote address for the Canadian Catholic Historical Association, this essay demonstrates the potential of this source of miracles for the social and religious history of Canada. Inspiree par son experience personnelle en tant que temoin medical specialiste d'un miracle de guerison attribue a la canonisation de la premiere sainte nee au Canada, l' auteure examine les details de douze autres miracles qui ont eu lieu, au Canada, entre 1887 et 1978. Grace a des registres de canonisation provenant des archives du Saint-Siege, trente autres miracles ont ete identifies, avec leur cause respective, comme une opportunite pour des recherches ulterieures. Base sur un discours liminaire, lors de son invitation a la Societe canadienne d'histoire de l'Eglise catholique, cet essai demontre le potentiel que cette source de miracles represente pour l'histoire sociale et religieuse du Canada.