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What was the miracle of St. Katharine Drexel?

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St. Katharine Drexel (1858–1955) was beatified in 1988 after the Vatican confirmed her first miracle—restoring a boy’s hearing—as authentic. A second miracle was attributed to her in January 2000 after a young girl was cured of her deafness following prayers to Drexel and having her ears touched by some of Drexel’s possessions. Drexel was canonized by Pope John Paul II in October 2000.