Thousands of people have flocked to a small town in Missouri to the remains of a nun whose body has barely decomposed since her death in 2019, with the phenomenon being referred to as the ‘miracle in Missouri’.

Some say it is a sign of holiness in Catholicism - with calls for her to be made a saint, while others say the lack of decomposition may not be as rare as people think.

Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster was exhumed in April, according to a statement from the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, in Gower, Missouri.

Her body was buried outside of the monastery and was dug up to be placed in an improved tomb inside the chapel.

When they exhumed Ms Lancaster, they were told to expect only bones, since she had been buried in a simple wooden coffin without any embalming four years ago.

Instead, they discovered an intact body and "a perfectly preserved religious habit", the statement said.

The nuns had not meant to publicise the discovery but someone posted a private email publicly and "the news began to spread like wildfire".

Her body was carefully cleaned and her body was put on display with as many as 1,000 people turning up each day to see it.

Her body will be laid out for public viewings until Monday, where visitors are allowed to touch it and pray. Visiting hours run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.


A sign next to the body, which is surrounded by flowers, reads: “Please be gentle when touching sister's body, especially her feet.”

Volunteers and local law enforcement have helped to manage the crowds in the town of roughly 1,800 people, as people have visited from all over the country to see her.

"It was pretty amazing," said Samuel Dawson, who is Catholic and visited from Kansas City with his son last week.

"It was very peaceful. Just very reverent."

Mr Dawson said there were a few hundred people when he visited and that he saw many out-of-state cars.

Visitors were allowed to touch Ms Lancaster, Mr Dawson said, saying the nuns "wanted to make her accessible to the public ... because in real life, she was always accessible to people".

The monastery said in a statement that Ms Lancaster's body would be placed in a glass shrine in their church on Monday.

Visitors will still be able to see her body and take dirt from her grave but they will not be able to touch her.

The Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph also released a statement.

"The condition of the remains of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster has understandably generated widespread interest and raised important questions," the diocese said.

"At the same time, it is important to protect the integrity of the mortal remains of Sister Wilhelmina to allow for a thorough investigation."

"Incorruptibility has been verified in the past but it is very rare. There is a well-established process to pursue the cause for sainthood but that has not been initiated in this case yet," the diocese added.

The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, also said Ms Lancaster has not yet reached the required minimum of five years since death for the sainthood process to begin.

Rebecca George, an anthropology tutor at the Western Carolina University in North Carolina, said the body's lack of decomposition might not be as rare as people are expecting.

Ms George said the "mummification" of un-embalmed bodies is common at the university's facility and the bodies could stay preserved for many years, if allowed to.

Coffins and clothing also help to preserve bodies, she said.

"Typically, when we bury people, we don't exhume them. We don't get to look at them a couple years out," Ms George said.

"With 100 years, there might be nothing left. But when you've got just a few years out, this is not unexpected."

Source-https://amp.lbc.co.uk/news/us-church-nun-exhumed-no-decay-missouri/

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White with their foolishness . When will they grow pass this phase of life?

Who are these fools queuing up to massage a corpse ?


There were times people engage in this kind of foolery here.


You hear things like the statue of virgin Mary is crying blood there. Tomorrow it's in another place.

People flock to such places , I still remember them flocking to Umunya, Nsugbe etc.

It's been a long we heard such.

What changed ?

Sasi54:
White with their foolishness . When will they grow pass this phase of life?

You wise pass whites?

kcnwaigbo:

You wise pass whites?

See inferior complex abeg! 🤮
No be the brain Dem get, or you think there are no d''mb whites. Chaii, see black man still dey view himself like monkey! 😑
Me no know how una dey measure intelligence by race oo.🤷‍♂️

Intelligence or wiseness (as you call it) cannot be accurately measured by race because there are smart and dumb people in all races. There is no basis for the nonsense claim that one race is more intelligent than another. Intelligence is complex and multi-dimensional, so i really don't see how una dey measure am.

There are many examples of intelligent/wise people who are not of white,European descent. For example, there are many highly intelligent people of Asian descent, and there are many black Americans who have achieved great success in various fields.

It's is not a fixed trait. It can be enhanced or impaired by the environment. Very inaccurate to measure intelligence by race because there is no guarantee that two individuals of different races will have the same level of intelligence.

kcnwaigbo:

You wise pass whites?

This question is rubbish and smacks of low self-esteem.

Sasi54:
White with their foolishness . When will they grow pass this phase of life?

This is what religious folks are known for, not a white thing.

It's a sign the lady is in heaven...but the body is being preserved to rise with christ when the rapture happens.

Obagreatdatoye:
It's a sign the lady is in heaven...but the body is being preserved to rise with christ when the rapture happens.

How do you know the rapture will happen?

Obagreatdatoye:
It's a sign the lady is in heaven...but the body is being preserved to rise with christ when the rapture happens.

Why dem never invent digital slap or electric shock abeg!

Which lady is in which heaven? The one way your pope build for her or Muhammad heaven cause it can't be the same one Jesus Christ offered.

[color=#006600][/color]doggedfighter What are these fools queuing up to massage a corpse ?




There were times people engage in this kind of foolery here.


You hear things like the statue of virgin Mary is crying blood there. Tomorrow it's in another place.

People flock to such places , I still remember them flocking to Umunya, Nsugbe etc.

It's been a long we heard such.

What changed ?

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Same thing in benue long time ago, there's girl I heard sees virgin Mary, people go there for prayer or should I say PILGRIMAGE

Inyaky:
[color=#006600][/color]doggedfighter What are these fools queuing up to massage a corpse ? There were times people engage in this kind of foolery here
You hear things like the statue of virgin Mary is crying blood there. Tomorrow it's in another place.
People flock to such places , I still remember them flocking to Umunya, Nsugbe etc.
It's been a long we heard such.

What changed ? Same thing in benue long time ago, there's girl I heard sees virgin Mary, people go there for prayer or should I say PILGRIMAGE

Are they any different from those who believe in such things as placenta bondage and set up altars in their homes and all the other many religious rituals which have people pretending things hold value?

If this had happened un Africa. All we'll be hearing is blacks are backwards,blacks are bla bla bla but look at your white masters, worshipping mummy.

IkeIgboNiile:
If this had happened un Africa. All we'll be hearing is blacks are backwards,blacks are bla bla bla but look at your white masters, worshipping mummy.

Some Africans have been so thoroughly subjugated that they impugn their own ideas based on the bigoted view of Europeans. Meanwhile, the European practices his own juju and fetishism but calls it religion. For Bleep sake, these assholes even have a ceremony where they eat the flesh and drink the blood of the magic Jew, they carry around their crucifixes but it doesn’t occur to their arrogant and ignorant mind that the crucifix is also a fetish. The word “joujou” that is used to disparage African metaphysical ideas applies more to their greedy little cult they call Christianity.
What is the difference between their pope and your local priest if not the centuries of stolen wealth that props up the former? Their beliefs are equally bullshit.

Look how they describe fetishism:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetishism
Initially, the Portuguese developed the concept of the fetish to refer to the objects used in religious practices by West African natives.[4] The contemporary Portuguese feitiço may refer to more neutral terms such as charm, enchantment, or abracadabra, or more potentially offensive terms such as juju, witchcraft, witchery, conjuration or bewitchment.

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