The body will be on display till May 29 after which it will be taken to the chapel.

According to the Guardian, hundreds of tourists are flocking to a monastery in the small Missouri town to see the body of a Catholic nun who was still in good condition nearly four years after her death.

According to the Catholic News Agency, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster died on May 29, 2019, at the age of 95. He was buried in a wooden coffin. On May 18, 2023, his body was exhumed so that it could be taken to his final resting place in a monastic chapel, a practice for the founders.

Upon opening the coffin, the sisters were stunned to see that there were no decomposed marks on the body exhumed from the grave. The nun's body was covered with a layer of mold. Despite the seal, only a small part of her body had deteriorated over the course of four years.

"We were told by cemetery personnel to expect only bones in such circumstances, because Sister Wilhelmina was buried without attachment and in a simple wooden coffin," one of the sisters told Newsweek on condition of anonymity.

"His face was slightly affected due to the dirt, especially on the right eye. So we put a wax mask on it. But her eyelids, hair, eyebrows, nose and lips were all present. It looked like she was just going to smile."

In Catholicism, a body that resists normal decay after death is considered unstable. According to the Catholic News Agency, "the indestructible saint witnesses the resurrection of the body and the truth of life to come".

As the news spread, people started flocking to Bhikkhuni Vihar to catch a glimpse of her remains, with many calling it a "Missouri miracle".

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