Divine Intervention and Miracles

Where it surfaces

• Scene II

  Constance expresses trust in God's help and prays for a change in Gallicanus's heart, invoking divine aid.

• Scene V

  Constance implores Christ to intervene and turn Gallicanus from his unlawful purpose, trusting in divine grace to change hearts.

• Scene VI

  Constance sees God's potential hand in converting Gallicanus through her servants.

• Scene IX

  John's promise and the sudden weakening of the enemy army demonstrate God's direct intervention in battle.

• Scene XI

  Gallicanus's thanksgiving implies divine aid in his victory, reinforcing the theme of God's role in earthly battles.

• Scene XII

  A young man carrying a cross appears to Gallicanus in battle, leading him to victory and conversion, exemplifying miraculous divine aid.

• Scene II

  The soldiers are struck with leprosy or madness upon entering Gallicanus's castle, suggesting a miraculous protection of the Christian general.

• Scene VIII

  The son's demonic possession and Terentianus's recognition of divine wrath illustrate supernatural punishment for sacrilege.

• Scene IX

  The healing of Terentianus's son through the intercession of the martyrs demonstrates divine power working through the saints.

• Dulcitius

  Divine power is shown through Dulcitius' delusion with kitchen pots, the sisters' preservation in the furnace, and Irena's miraculous rescue by strangers.

• Scene IV

  Dulcitius's delusion and blackening are presented as a form of divine punishment or mockery, protecting the virgins.

• Scene V

  Dulcitius is supernaturally befouled, causing his soldiers to mistake him for a devil.

• Scene VIII

  Dulcitius's inexplicable sleep is presented as a divine intervention protecting the holy women from violation.

• Scene XI

  The fire fails to consume the sisters, demonstrating God's power over nature.

• Scene XIII

  The appearance of two gorgeously dressed strangers who divert Irena from the brothel to the mountain suggests miraculous intervention.

• Callimachus

  The resurrection of Callimachus, Drusiana, and Fortunatus, as well as the divine vision and serpent's obedience.

• Scene V

  John's assurance of Drusiana's soul in peace and the promise of resurrection point to divine intervention and the miraculous nature of Christian faith.

• Scene VII

  The appearance of the serpent serves as a miraculous intervention to protect Drusiana's corpse from defilement.

• Scene VIII

  God appears in a vision to promise the resurrection of Drusiana and Callimachus, demonstrating miraculous power.

• Scene IX

  John raises the dead through Christ's power, and divine judgment is evident in Fortunatus's second death.

• Scene IX

  Abraham and Ephrem attribute Mary's rescue and repentance to divine grace, emphasizing miraculous intervention.

• Scene XI

  Paul's vision of a bed, crown, and angels directly communicates God's acceptance of Thais's repentance.

• Scene XII

  Paphnutius's prophecy of Thais's death and ascension to Paradise in fifteen days implies divine intervention in her salvation.

• Scene XIII

  Paphnutius's prayer invokes divine intervention for Thais's soul and the future resurrection of her body.

• Sapientia

  Miracles protect the martyrs: fire fails to burn Charity, scourging does not harm Hope, and a heavenly fragrance fills the room.

• Scene V

  Miracles include milk flowing from wounds, swimming in boiling pitch, a cauldron bursting, and a heavenly fragrance from torn flesh.

• Scene VI

  Charity's survival of scourging and the fiery furnace, along with the appearance of three men in white, demonstrates miraculous divine protection.

• Scene VII

  Sapientia invokes Christ's role in quickening Charity in the womb and receiving her spirit, implying divine presence in the martyrdom.

• Scene IX

  Sapientia prays for a swift death, trusting in Christ's promise of eternal life and resurrection.