"Mysterious preservation of nun's body draws crowds in Missouri"
TL;DR
Hundreds of people have visited a small town in Missouri to see the body of a Black nun, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, whose body has barely decomposed since her death in 2019. Lancaster's body was exhumed in April and was found to be intact and perfectly preserved. The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, will place her body in a glass shrine in their church on Monday. While some see it as a sign of holiness, others say the lack of decomposition may not be as rare as people think.
- Gower, Missouri nun Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, whose body shows little decay since 2019 death, draws hundreds; shrine planned WLS-TV
- Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri The Associated Press
- Thousands flock to Missouri to see exhumed body of nun who shows little decay since 2019 death CBS News
- Body of nun appears to show no sign of decay 4 years after burial CNN
- See why people are flocking to see body of nun 4 years after her burial Yahoo News
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