Holy Blood of Boxtel Badge

Boxtel in the Netherlands was the site of one of the famous eucharistic miracles of the late 14th century. The priest Eligius Aecker knocked over the chalice during the Mass. Although he had used white wine it turned red as it ran over the altar cloth. Aecker was frightened and hid the altar cloth until he was on his death bed. When the authorities investigated they found the stain on the cloth was still blood – and was still fresh. The veneration of the cloth was officially approved in 1380 and the cloth has been displayed annually up to the present time. 1380-1425.