The lack of decay is also seen as a sign of holiness: a life of grace lived so closely to Christ that sin with its corruption does not proceed in typical fashion but is miraculously held at bay.” They are said to “give witness to the truth of the resurrection of the body and the life that is to come. The order also released photos and videos of Sister Wilhelmina’s intact body.Īccording to Catholic News Agency, “Hundreds of pilgrims have descended on a Benedictine monastery for religious sisters in rural Missouri” in May 2023 after “news began to spread on social media last week that the recently exhumed remains of the contemplative order’s African American foundress appear to be incorrupt, four years after her death and burial in a simple wooden coffin.” The body weighs between 80 and 90 pounds, CNA reported.Īccording to CNA, “incorruptible saints” in the Catholic Church are those whose bodies don’t decay. Sister Wilhelmina founded the order in 1995, according to its website. The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, which posted a lengthy statement on its website about the exhumation. Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster was a nun whose body was discovered intact inside her simple wooden coffin in Gower, Missouri, despite the fact she was not embalmed and was buried in 2019, according to the Benedictine order of nuns she founded. Benedictine Order/Facebook (Australian Catholics)
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