A thaumaturgist is a performer of miracles. An example would be St. Vincent Ferrer, O.P. The devotion to St Vincent was strengthened with the arrival of the Dominican friars in Malta in 1513, having their first church in Rabat, above the shrine of Our Lady of the Grotto. In fact, in this church one finds a painted effigy of the saint and another painting in the church’s choir showing St Vincent resurrecting the dead. Due to the large number of miracles performed during his lifetime, St Vincent is one of the limited number of saints on whom was bestowed the title of thaumaturgist, a performer of miracles.
This quote is taken from an explanation of why the Maltese call St. Vincent Ferrer a thaumaturgist.
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