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Subject: Dead undecayed bodies

iilmadme 25.05.14 - 02:49pm
Bishop Gauthey of Nevers and
the Church exhumed the body of Bernadette Soubirous on 22
September 1909, in the presence
of representatives appointed by
the postulators of the cause,
two doctors and a sister of the
community. They claimed that although the crucifix in her hand and her rosary had both oxidized, her body appeared incorrupt preserved from decomposition. This was cited as one of the miracles to support
her canonization. They washed
and reclothed her body before
burial in a new double casket.
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iilmadme 25.05.14 - 02:52pm
The Church exhumed the corpse
a second time on 3 April 1919. A doctor who examined the body
noted, The body is practically
mummified, covered with patches
of mildew and quite a notable
layer of salts, which appear to
be calcium salts. ... The skin has disappeared in some places, but
it is still present on most parts of the body.[20] In 1925, the church exhumed the
body for a third time. They took relics, which were sent to Rome. A precise imprint of the face was
molded so that the firm of Pierre
Imans in Paris could make a wax
mask based on the imprints and
on some genuine photos to be
placed on her body. * +

iilmadme 25.05.14 - 02:53pm
This was common practice for relics in
France as it was feared that the
blackish tinge to the face and
the sunken eyes and nose would
make an unpleasant impression
on the public. Imprints of the hands were also taken for the
presentation of the body and
the making of wax casts. The
remains were then placed in a
gold and crystal reliquary in the Chapel of Saint Bernadette at
the mother house in Nevers. * +

igbinx 25.05.14 - 03:22pm
Ok * +

igbinx 26.05.14 - 09:15pm
Really amazing ! *

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