Hundreds of people visit a small town in Missouri, USA, wanting to see with their own eyes the body of a nun, which has “barely decomposed” since 2019.

Sister Ulmina Lancaster’s body was exhumed last April and the condition in which her body was found sparked a heated debate, with some claiming that the lack of decay was a “sign of holiness”.

Still others believe that this is not such a rare phenomenon that can be explained on the basis of logic.

The sister was the founder of the Benedictine Order of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, in Gower, Missouri. The body was exhumed for reburial in the chapel. The nun died four years ago and was buried in a simple wooden coffin without embalming.

Thus, when the tomb was opened, her body was almost intact, and even her cassock was in very good condition.

Rebecca George, a professor at Western Carolina University in North Carolina, said the lack of rot might not be as uncommon as some people think.

“Usually when we bury people we don’t exhume them, so we can’t see what happens in a few years,” he said. “After 100 years, there may be nothing left, but when only a few years have passed, this is not surprising.”

According to the Associated Press

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