In 1263, "a German priest, Fr. Peter of Prague,
stopped in Bolsena, Italy during a pilgrimage to Rome. The priest is
described as having been pious, but found it difficult to believe in the
real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. During his stay, the
priest was saying Mass in the Church of St. Christina in Bolsena, and
had just finished the words of consecration when blood began to seep
from the Host onto the altar and corporal....Fr. Peter
immediately journeyed to Orvieto where Pope Urban VI was residing at
the time, and informed the pontiff of what had just occurred. After
hearing the priest’s account, the pontiff absolved the priest for his
disbelief and had the host and blood-stained corporal brought to the
Cathedral in Orvieto where they are still venerated today, and
instituted the feast of 'Corpus Christi' a year later" (EWTN News, 10/7/13)
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