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What was the miracle of St. Aloysius Gonzaga?

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St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568–91) is known for two miracles that secured his canonization (official declaration as a saint) in 1726. The first was the healing of Nicholas Celestini, a Jesuit novice who was dying but was restored to full health after an image of Aloysius was placed near his bedside. Allegdely, the saint appeared to Celestini and promised him that his life would be spared so that he could spread devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The second miracle involved the cure of a 12-year-old boy in Rome with severe epilepsy. Similar to the first miracle, Aloysius is said to have appeared to the boy during a seizure and told him that he would be cured if he spread devotion to the Scared Heart of Jesus and Mary.