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Experts Baffled by Missouri Nun's Unexplained Preservation

Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster's body shows no signs of decomposition four years after her death, leaving scientists without answers.

  • A team of medical experts found no explanation for the nun's lack of decomposition.
  • Sister Wilhelmina was buried in an unsealed wooden coffin without embalming.
  • Thousands visited Gower, Missouri, to witness what some call a 'modern-day miracle.'
  • The Catholic Church has no plans to initiate a cause for sainthood for Lancaster.
  • Her remains are now displayed in a glass case at the abbey's church.
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