Locution (from
Latin locutio, -onis a "speaking" <
loqui "speak") is a paranormal phenomenon or supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint. Phenomena of locutions are described in the lives of Christian saints such as
Saint Mary of Egypt (5th century), who heard the locution from the
Icon of
Virgin Mary at the
Holy Sepulchre or in case of the
Saint Henry of Coquet Island (d. 1127) who experienced the locution from the figure of
Christ crucified.