Saints whose bodies are incorrupt after buried... for centuries

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St. Bernadette’s body, which to this day has never corrupted, lies in St. Gildard Convent in Nevers, France. After having been exhumed three times, her body was discovered to have slightly discolored in places; and in l925 an extremely light wax covering was made for her face and hands.
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I think someone is making mountains out of moal hills regarding wax apply to St. Bernadette.
 
St. Bernadette is my favorite saint. Sorry, Hesychios, I am not familiar with your saints. Waxed or unwaxed, who are your favorites?
 
Finally, I have a link for those who find more merit in those who are not waxed, more like people you, and me…in the past, Italians wanted to be buried and mummified with the Capuchin monks.

When you first enter their Capuchin underground cemetary, you will KNOW you are NOT special like St. Bernadette…because of the words you will read on a sign…

‘We were like you and you will be like us’. Period.

So to get a view of these dearly departed, you can go to Rome to the underground cemetary, at hubpages.com/hub/Capuchin-Crypt-Cemetary

I think I like St. Bernadette’s better.

I do hope some folks come back to see this cemetary…
 
Bob_Crowley said:
I myself had the peculiar experience of my father appearing in my room the night he died. He started with an apology, we argued and conversed, and at the end he gave this terrifyng scream and disappeared. Four days later one of my uncles turned up to tell me he’d died four days before. I still remember turning towards the bedroom and thinking, “What the hell was that the other night??”.

But then I dismissed it. I was an atheist at the time, and my next thought was, “Nah! I don’t believe in things like that. It must have been a bad dream or something.”

And that was despite the fact that during the episode I actually asked the question, "What is this? A dream or something?’ My father even looked a bit bemused, and replied “No, it’s not a dream. I died tonight.”

As Christ said, “A man is as he thinks”. I’ll tell you now that atheists, and hardline anti-Catholic Protestants, will dismiss the evidence of incorrupt bodies of saints, for the simple reason that they “don’t believe in those things.”
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that saying is not from Christ… it is from Proverbs: “As a man thinketh, so is he”

and if someone can decline to believe in something just cuz he’s atheist… no good reason at all… uh… well… again… blinded by the evil one… as atheists generally are…

i was an atheist when i was really young and ignorant… I dont think there is such a thing as a true atheist over the age of abot 30
 
AntiTheist said:
If you’re going to start a thread on a public forum implying that your religion’s holy people have been magically preserved in ways that other people have not, then you are opening up that claim to rational criticism. Almost anyone’s definition of rational criticism would include noting that there are other cases of bodies being preserved and noting that some of these preserved saints have begun to decay in various ways.
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yeah, if only there was one…

i haven’t seen pictures of any that weren’t Catholic… and even if i did…

i only trust Catholics… cuz they are usually too afraid of Hell or long stays in Purg to tell a lie…
 
CatholicFireman said:
Amen to that. It’s our faith and I often wonder why people come on here (it seems) with the soul purpose to discredit our faith. This is a Catholic forum and all are welcome, but if some do not like our faith and feel the need to discredit (therefore disrespect) it, then why not join or start another forum on the internet. It boggles my mind. :confused:
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No one is disrespecting the RCC, which does not depend on faith in incorruptibility. No one is arguing Bernadette’s faith or saintliness or great suffering. However, I feel sad that, like the Elephant Man, she remains on display. She was on display during her life and remains so in death. This has nothing to do with her saintliness.
 
Bob_Crowley said:
I myself had the peculiar experience of my father appearing in my room the night he died. He started with an apology, we argued and conversed, and at the end he gave this terrifyng scream and disappeared. Four days later one of my uncles turned up to tell me he’d died four days before. I still remember turning towards the bedroom and thinking, “What the hell was that the other night??”.

But then I dismissed it. I was an atheist at the time, and my next thought was, “Nah! I don’t believe in things like that. It must have been a bad dream or something.”

And that was despite the fact that during the episode I actually asked the question, "What is this? A dream or something?’ My father even looked a bit bemused, and replied “No, it’s not a dream. I died tonight.”

As Christ said, “A man is as he thinks”. I’ll tell you now that atheists, and hardline anti-Catholic Protestants, will dismiss the evidence of incorrupt bodies of saints, for the simple reason that they “don’t believe in those things.”
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thanks for sharing that with us, bob! may i ask how long you remained an atheist after that event?
 
The very first time I saw that picture, it was in a book written by a priest. And her soul spoke so much…it made me cry and it made me want to bless her mother who gave her life.

I just think, Anode, you have your own conviction and image of what the Catholic Church is and it filters alot of good out to the wind.

No matter the sins of the clergy, the Catholic Church has done great good for humanity, and that the seat of Peter holds the keys to the Blood of Christ, nourishment to the world.

There will come a day when we will not have a true shepherd, a successor of Peter and the Daily Sacrifice will cease, and then people may begin to realize that inspite of the humanity that God uses, Christ does work through corruptible human flesh.
 
anode said:
No one is disrespecting the RCC, which does not depend on faith in incorruptibility. No one is arguing Bernadette’s faith or saintliness or great suffering. However, I feel sad that, like the Elephant Man, she remains on display. She was on display during her life and remains so in death. This has nothing to do with her saintliness.
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her soul is gone so i dont see what the big deal is. And the Church wants us to be encouraged in our faith, which is probably why she is '“displayed”
 
distracted said:
yeah, if only there was one…

i haven’t seen pictures of any that weren’t Catholic… and even if i did…

i only trust Catholics… cuz they are usually too afraid of Hell or long stays in Purg to tell a lie…
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You only trust Catholics? Imagine you are being transported to the hospital by ambulance. You suffered a life threatening injury. Will you trust them to help you if you find out they are all Atheists? What if the Surgeon is Jewish that will have to remove the bullet from your abdomen? Will you trust him?
Catholics can lie, I’m sure you are aware of that by now.
 
Don’t leave your home- just go right back as usual. You can trust the non catholic family members! Really.

As for the incorruptibility matter, I’m with you in that one.

It’s a good thing you are not held to believe it by dogma. That would be too much to bear for many people.
 
And the fact that Bernadette’s face is covered with wax is open knowledge…no secret.
 
Yes, you utterly can reject it…

Although there are those who reject her sanctity, she conveyed a most beloved soul faithful to Christ. Mary chose the right person, most humble and self-effacing.
 
KathleenGee said:
Yes, you utterly can reject it…

Although there are those who reject her sanctity, she conveyed a most beloved soul faithful to Christ. Mary chose the right person, most humble and self-effacing.
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I find this odd, because I do like Mary from your bible. I have some strange liking to her and I can not explain it.

But, that does not mean I think Mary had a part in this saint’s alleged incorrupt body.

I am not going to ascribe to Mary things I simply can not.

Especially things that would be false upon any type of real scientific examination. Since no one will allow such a study to be done, I have to believe there is something deliberately being hidden from us all.
 
StrawberryJam said:
I find this odd, because I do like Mary from your bible. I have some strange liking to her and I can not explain it.

But, that does not mean I think Mary had a part in this saint’s alleged incorrupt body.

I am not going to ascribe to Mary things I simply can not.

Especially things that would be false upon any type of real scientific examination. Since no one will allow such a study to be done, I have to believe there is something deliberately being hidden from us all.
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Well God would be the one that had something to do with this Saints incorruptable body, Mary was choosen to communicate with St. Bernedette. Now I guess you don’t really have to believe this if you really don’t want to, the Church doesn’t even require confirmed Catholics to believe much less non-Catholics.

But as a Catholic, I would say the acceptance of Lurdes by the greater Church to me speaks volumes about the authenticity of what happened here. The Church is careful, it doesn’t go around endorsing every claim of a miricle out there. This is why when the Church endorses something spectacular like this I pay attention.

Have you looked at all the preserved saints on that page? For instance St. Silvan from the 4th century? You can still see the wound created by the sword. Or St. Catherine who’s main damage to her body is blackening from candles placed around the body.

I guess you’re under no requirement to believe if you really don’t want to (no one is), for me, when I see completely perfectly preserved body from the 4th century I’m more than happy to call it an act of God 🙂
 
StrawberryJam said:
You only trust Catholics? Imagine you are being transported to the hospital by ambulance. You suffered a life threatening injury. Will you trust them to help you if you find out they are all Atheists? What if the Surgeon is Jewish that will have to remove the bullet from your abdomen? Will you trust him?
Catholics can lie, I’m sure you are aware of that by now.
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i was speaking of books and articles. and frankly, i like best reading books written by canonized saints… so i know i am far less likely to encounter error …

If i was in an ambulance… etc… i would have no choice…

wasn’t speaking of having no choice…
 
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