One of the most famous stories in Catholicism is that of a young Spanish man in the 1600s

named Miguel Juan Pesero, best known for having injured his leg in a farming accident,

having it amputated, then living a new life as a one-legged beggar for a few years.

And then, in the story's greatest twist, having the leg miraculously restored.

Today, we're going to scrutinize the evidence for this story, which is surprisingly extensive.

The miracle of Kalanda is coming up next, Unskeptoid.

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You're listening to Skeptoid. I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com. The miracle of Kalanda.

A favorite question asked by skeptics when confronted with stories of miraculous religious

healings is to ask why doesn't God heal amputees? The answer? He did. Once.

It happened in Spain in 1640 when a young man's injured leg was amputated. Two and a half years later,

his leg was miraculously restored. It's become known as the miracle of Kalanda and it's perhaps

one of the best documented of miracles. The faithful have hard evidence to back it up and the

skeptics have no answer. Was the event truly miraculous and unexplainable? Maybe it was,

but this is Skeptoid and we're going to take a hard look at what's actually known and see if we

can uncover the most likely explanation. Miguel Juan Peguiser, a strapping young fellow about 20

years old, was working at his uncle's farm in the village of Castellón in 1637. A mule drawn

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