Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst

Prince Alexander Leopold Franz Emmerich of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (17 August 1794 – 17 November 1849) was a German priest and reputed miracle-worker.

On 1 February 1821, he was suddenly cured at Hassfurt of a severe pain in the throat in consequence of the prayers of a devout peasant named Martin Michel.

He would specify a time during which he would pray for those that applied to him, and in this manner he effected numerous cures not only on the Continent, but also in England, Ireland, and the United States.

[2] Ann Mattingly, the widowed sister of Thomas Carbery, mayor of Washington D.C., became seriously ill in 1817, and was eventually diagnosed with cancer.

[3] It was reported to William Matthews, pastor of St. Patrick's, that Mattingly was instantly restored to health and that even large bedsores on her back had disappeared.

Matthews responded by criticizing the priests who exaggerated the story, but described the event to the National Intelligencer as a miracle.

[2] Alexander was the author of a number of ascetic and controversial writings, which were collected and published in one edition by S. Brunner in 1851.