NG: the sleeping beauties: The Incorrupt

**RedHorse** · September 26th, 2007 06:55 AM

The gentle smile and serene beauty of St. Bernadette has inspired millions of Catholics. Faithful followers from around the world journey to France to gaze at the sleeping beauty who rests peacefully in a glass coffin - over 125 years after her death. The church is adamant that her life-like body has never been embalmed - and that it has remained in this state without human intervention. It is hailed as a miracle. Could it be that the body of St. Bernadette truly defies the laws of science? There are those who believe differently. Organic chemists and modern day embalmers argue that there must be a logical explanation for St. Bernadette's incorruptibility. St. Bernadette was exhumed 3 times before her canonisation. In an autopsy performed on the body in 1925 - 46 years after her death, the presiding doctor claimed that the liver was "soft and almost normal." Scientists believe that by studying similar "incorruptibles" they may be able to provide answers. St. Bernadette is not the only

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**badsekktor** · September 26th, 2007 01:55 PM

seen this one this morning. sabi ng experts, mummification daw. yun iba daw nag-turn to wax yun body fats

**VtEC** · September 26th, 2007 05:43 PM

the liver was "soft and almost normal

being dead for 46years and yet the internal organs are intact, that is really remarkable.

**RedHorse** · September 26th, 2007 07:39 PM

sa amin probs... nakarinig naman ako ng mga matanda na namatay, sa bundok kasi namatay, di ko napuntahan, sabi ng mga naglamay, malambot daw body, hindi daw nag stiff...

sa karatig bayan naman, meron namatay na bata, sa panaginip, nag sabi daw ang bata sa magulang na hukayin sya...

hinukay nga, di pa sya naagnas.... faithful began to make pila + abuloy, within a month, nabulok din. Kwentuhan, sinugal daw ng tatay mga abuloy..

**Nautica** · September 27th, 2007 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by badsekktor

seen this one this morning. sabi ng experts, mummification daw. yun iba daw nag-turn to wax yun body fats

I also this in the morning (6:30 AM). Science need to do some explanation on this.

**nitrox** · September 27th, 2007 10:57 AM

I have seen her and several incorruptibles in Italy (St Rita of Cassia, St Anna Tiagi, St Anthony of Padova's preserved tongue). Its truly amazing! I was told that there is just a thin layer of wax or makeup applied to the skin to hide a few imperfections. The bodies are kept in a sealed glass casket for viewing without any means to preserve them. Its truly remarkable, miraculous and faith strenghtening.