Complex sentence: There she gained a reputation for performing miracles: people suffering from mental and physical ailments seemed cured by her mere presence and she was reported to have multiplied loaves--recalling the miracle of the loaves and fishes--on a number of occasions.
Split into simpler sentences: There she gained a reputation for performing miracles: people suffering from mental and physical ailments seemed cured by her presence. She was reported to have multiplied loaves--recalling the miracle of the loaves and fishes--on a number of occasions.