Caravaca, Spain — 1384
Two lights watch over holy relics
Strange aerial lights were frequently associated with miracles in Medieval Spain. In 1384, while the Caravaca cross (see case 109 above) was being transported from the village of Caravaca in Murcia to the village of Lorca y Totan, two lights in the sky accompanied the cross-bearers throughout the journey. They did not disappear until the object was in place. There are several stories about the Caravaca cross, which had more than its fair share of magical adventures. There are legends about how it ‘teleported’ from one place to another and how it attracted luminous phenomena on more than one occasion.
Source: Clara Tahoces, “Caravaca, jQue Cruz!” Mas Alia 127 (September 1999). Case: W081