Healing of Archbishop Lemaître of Carthage

Complete recovery from chronic amoebiasis. Occurred within three years of Bernadette's beatification (1925–1928). Specific date and location not in the public record.

Archbishop Lemaître of Carthage suffered from a chronic amoebic infection — amoebiasis caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Chronic amoebiasis can involve persistent intestinal disease, liver abscess formation, and systemic complications that are debilitating over time. In the 1920s, treatment options were limited; emetine provided partial relief but was inadequate for chronic or severe cases, and outcomes were often poor.

Sometime between 1925 and 1928 — within three years of Bernadette's beatification on June 14, 1925 — the Archbishop recovered. The cure was declared medically inexplicable and submitted to the Congregation of Rites as one of two miracles required for Bernadette's canonization. It was accepted alongside the healing of Sister Marie de Saint-Fidèle from Pott's disease (tuberculosis of the spine). The decree de tuto was published on July 2, 1933. Pope Pius XI canonized Bernadette at St. Peter's Basilica on December 8, 1933.

Specific details — the precise date and location of the cure — are not available in the public record. The full documentation is held in the Vatican's internal Positio for the cause.