What happened
On 3 February 1822, during Benediction at the Church of St. Eulalia in Bordeaux, those present saw the figure of Christ appear within the monstrance, his arms opening as if from the cross.
Archbishop d’Aviau personally questioned the witnesses and recognized the event. The monstrance is preserved at La Solitude, in nearby Martillac.
Where it stands
Recognized by Archbishop d’Aviau of Bordeaux, who examined the witnesses himself.
Church recognition is a judgment about devotion — not a claim of scientific proof. We keep the two distinct.
Visit it
Church of St. Eulalia, Bordeaux (monstrance at Martillac), France
View on Google Maps →“I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
John 6:51
Sources
- International Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles (St. Carlo Acutis) Devotional source
The bigger picture
This case is one witness in a much longer story — the Catholic teaching that Christ is truly, substantially present in the Eucharist.