Apparitions to Saints

According to the Dictionary of Apparitions of the Virgin Mary, throughout history 308 apparitions have been received by Saints or Blesseds. They are generally unofficially recognized by Church authorities. (The orders and congregations that they have founded or belonged to have official Church sanction).

Alexandria, Egypt (305)

Feast Day : November 25

Investigated: N/A

First Apparition:
305 (Jesus and Mary)

Approved: N/A

Last Apparition:
310 (Jesus)

Visionaries: St. Catherine of Alexandria

Number of Apparitions: 3

Miracles & Signs:
According to legend, at her martyrdom white, milk-like liquid flowed from her severed veins instead of blood. It is claimed that for many years oil oozed from her bones; this oil was prized as medicine and for lamps in holy sanctuaries.

Summary: Legend says that St. Catherine of Alexandria studied philosophy when she was young as was fashionable in Alexandria's high society. During the course of her studies she learned about Christ. Then Catherine was converted by a vision of Our Lady and the Holy Child. She refused marriage to an emperor because Christ had already appeared to her in person and placed his gold ring on her finger (like St. Catherine of Siena). She later received a vision of Christ while in prison.

Steinfeld, Germany (1190)

Investigated: N/A

First Apparition:
1190

Approved: Traditional approval only. His status as a saint was confirmed by Pope Pius XII in 1958. (Confirmatio Cultus)

Last Apparition:
1240

Visionaries: St. Hermann Joseph

Number of Apparitions: Many

Summary: St. Joseph Herman (1150-1241), also known as Hermann of Cologne, as a child he was very devoted to Our Lady. Often a child in a church praying before the statue of the Virgin Mary once, with the innocence of their children, offered an apple to the statue that was taken by Mary.He was famous for his mystical gifts and especially for his "mystical marriage with the Blessed Virgin Mary, and from this derived the name of Joseph. Herman wrote in Latin hymns dedicated to the Madonna, are still preserved. He was canonized in 1958.

Fiesole, Italy (1373)

Investigated: N/A

First Apparition: 1373

Approved: No investigation or offical approval. Pope Eugene IV permitted a public cult and Pope Urban VIII canonized him in 1629.

Last Apparition: 1373

Visionaries: St. Andrew Corsini

Number of Apparitions: 1

Summary: In 1373, while St. Andrew Corsini had been celebrating the midnight Mass of Christmas, the Blessed Virgin appeared to him and told him he would leave this world on the feast of the Epiphany, to meet God. It came to pass, and he died on that day.

Brescia, Italy (1464)

Investigated: N/A

First Apparition:
1464

Approved: No investigation or official approval. Bl. Stefana was beatified by Beatified by Pope Benedict XIV in 1740.

Last Apparition:

Visionaries: Bl. Stefana Quinzani

Number of Apparitions: Many

Summary:Blessed Stephana de Quinzanis (1457- 1530) was an Italian Dominican tertiary and stigmatic. She received many mystical experiences in her life including visions of Our Lord, His Blessed Mother, St. Dominic, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Catherine of Siena.

Castellazzo, Italy (1720) (

Investigated: N/A

First Apparition:
1720

Approved: The bishop of Alessandria discerned that Paul's visions were authentic, and gave him permission to proceed to draw up a rule for the new order.

Last Apparition:
1720

Visionaries: St. Paul of the Cross

Number of Apparitions: 1

Summary: St. Paul of the Cross had a vision of our Lady in a black habit with the name Jesus and a cross in white on the chest. In the vision, the Blessed Virgin told him to found a religious order devoted to preaching the Passion of Christ. He later founded the Passionist Order.