Great Saints in the Church vs. Francis of Assisi

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I was wondering if there have been other saints in the history of the Church, who’ve had a proclivity for working miracles similar to or exceeding that of St. Francis of Assisi, aside from the apostles, any that come remotely close to him in terms of this, maybe even some were greater?
 
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I was wondering if there have been other saints in the history of the Church, who’ve had a proclivity for working miracles similar to or exceeding that of St. Francis of Assisi, aside from the apostles, any that come remotely close to him in terms of this, maybe even some were greater?
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I’m thinking of St Padre Pio 🙂
 
Amaurot said:
I was wondering if there have been other saints in the history of the Church, who’ve had a proclivity for working miracles similar to or exceeding that of St. Francis of Assisi, aside from the apostles, any that come remotely close to him in terms of this, maybe even some were greater?
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no.1 the saints are not in competition, they are not “versus” each other.
Number 2 all kinds of saints are noted for miracles worked during their lifetime and after their death. I don’t know the “record” of St. Francis off hand but he would be the first to point you to the hundreds of other saints whose intercession has led to miracles, including his own Franciscan brother St. Anthony.
 
I read the “Little Flowers,” an abridged version, and two miracles that stuck out the most to me, were turning water into wine, and making water to flow from a rock. And then, there were the healings of lepers, paralytics, and so forth.

Yeah, you’re right, it’s not really “vs”, that’s just how I phrased it for some silly reason.
 
I think St. Bonaventure had a reputation for the miraculous. But we must keep in mind that it is God who works the miracles and He chooses whom He wants to work them through.
 
Apologies if my reply doesn’t quite answer the question; I wasn’t sure if the OP meant miracles done before or after a saint’s death. If the latter, I would say St Thomas of Canterbury is a good example.

His death hit like a shockwave and the number of miracles were immense and from all over Europe. He was munificent and generous in his life so I always thought it very characteristic of him that he continued so after; God was pleased to use him very liberally.

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