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strange-news2 years ago

"Unexplained Preservation: Nun's Body Draws Thousands to Missouri"

Thousands of people visited a small Missouri town to see the exhumed body of a nun who has barely decomposed since she died in 2019. Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, 95, was exhumed in April, nearly four years after her death, and her body is set to be placed in a glass shrine in the church on Monday. The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph said it's being investigated as a possible case of incorruptibility, which under Catholic tradition indicates a divine intervention that stops or slows decomposition as a sign of holiness.

via CBS News|
#benedictines-of-mary#exhumed-body#incorruptibility
culture2 years ago

"Miracle of Missouri: Nun's Body Found Intact 4 Years After Death"

Thousands of people flocked to rural Gower, Missouri, over Memorial Day weekend to view the almost perfectly preserved body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, the founder of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, who died in 2019. Her remains were exhumed last month in preparation for construction of a planned St Joseph Shrine to her within the abbey’s oratory. The Catholic Church considers a body that does not decompose naturally as expected, such as Sister Wilhelmina’s reportedly hasn’t, to be “incorrupt” and a sign of sanctity on the possible journey to sainthood.

via The Independent|
#catholicism#culture#incorruptibility
religion2 years ago

"Missouri Nun's Body Defies Decay, Considered for Sainthood"

The body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, a Catholic nun who died in 2019, was exhumed and found to be almost perfectly preserved, despite not being embalmed. Thousands of people flocked to the abbey she founded in Missouri to view her remains before they were interred in a glass case for display. While the Catholic Church considers an incorrupt body to be a sign of sanctity on the possible journey to sainthood, there has been no official determination that Sister Wilhelmina's remains are "incorrupt," nor is there any cause underway for her canonization.

via The Independent|
#canonization#catholic-church#incorruptibility
religion2 years ago

The Unexplained Phenomenon of the Intact Nun's Body in Missouri Attracts Crowds.

The body of a nun who died four years ago in Missouri has not decomposed for the most part, attracting thousands of visitors to the small town of Gower. Sr. Wilhelmina, the foundress of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, was exhumed recently and found to be in a remarkably preserved condition. Her body will be reinterred in the monastery's church on May 29 and will be encased in glass. The Catholic Church recognizes "incorruptibility" as a phenomenon where some people do not decompose as expected after death. The diocese is working to establish a thorough process for understanding the nature of the condition of Sr. Wilhelmina's remains.

via Fox News|
#benedictine#catholicism#incorruptibility
religion2 years ago

Thousands Flock to Rural Missouri to Witness Incorruptible Nun's Body.

Hundreds of people have traveled to a rural Missouri monastery to view the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, who died at age 95 in 2019. Lancaster's body was exhumed and found to be "incorrupt," meaning it showed no signs of decay, even though it had not been embalmed and was in a wooden coffin. The discovery has captured the attention of some members of the church and prompted an investigation. The body will be laid out in the sisters' chapel until May 29, when it will be encased in glass near the altar of St. Joseph in the chapel to welcome devotees.

via CNN|
#catholicism#incorruptibility#investigation