Miracle of the XII Fulminata
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The Miracle of the XII Fulminata is a legendary event in which a sudden, divinely sent rainstorm reportedly saved a Roman legion from thirst and defeat during a battle, often associated with early Christian miracle traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miracle of the XII Fulminata canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legendary event
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military miracle tradition ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Legio XII Fulminata
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Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedCause |
invocation of pagan deities (pagan version)
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prayers of Christian soldiers (Christian version) ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Christian writings of late antiquity
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Roman historical and panegyrical texts ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
debates about Christian presence in the Roman army
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debates about miracles in late antique historiography ⓘ |
| considered | legend rather than firmly established historical fact ⓘ |
| coreEvent |
sudden rainstorm saved a Roman legion from thirst
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thunderstorm scattered or discomfited enemy forces ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Second Sophistic and late antique religious competition ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Miracle of the Rain
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Miracle of the Thundering Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ Miracle of the Thundering Legionaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between pagan and Christian interpretations of the same event
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divine protection of the Roman state ⓘ legitimization of Christian presence in imperial structures ⓘ |
| historicity | disputed ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
answer to prayer
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divine intervention ⓘ |
| involves |
drought
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lightning and thunder ⓘ sudden heavy rainfall ⓘ thirst of Roman soldiers ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Christian apologetic literature
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imperial propaganda of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ martyr acts and legends ⓘ |
| location |
Danubian frontier (traditional attribution)
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frontier region of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| narrativeMotif |
army rescued by miraculous weather
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divine aid in battle ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
early Christian tradition
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pagan Roman religious interpretation ⓘ |
| sourceType | literary tradition ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
iconographic representations in some later Christian art
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modern scholarly debate on its sources and reliability ⓘ studies of early Christian military legends ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| usedAs |
evidence of divine favor toward Christians (in Christian writings)
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example of imperial piety (in Roman imperial ideology) ⓘ |
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