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Yes! allowing for normal embalming and restoration, She has been intact and on display at the Motherhouse of St. Gildard in Nevers, France. It should be noted that This sacred tomb is in Nevers, not in Lourdes. She was last exhumed in l909 and has been on display since that year. Nevers is a considerable distance from Lourdes, they are two different towns. Obviously over the years they have reclothed her habits and thus made (recycled) relics from these garments. These are second class relics, having been in direct contact with a Saint"s Body. There is a small exhibition house on the grounds with more, older Bernadette effects, such as her rusted and verdigris-covered rosary that was in the casket with her from her first exhumation.
As a side note, her face is currently covered in a thin protective wax after a cleaning agent had discolored it a couple decades ago.
What else can I help you with?
Why is Saint Bernadette the patron saint of the poor and sick and illnesses of the body?
Bernadette was from a very poor family and suffered all her life from a variety of illnesses.
Where does Saint Bernadette's body lie?
In a glass coffin in Nevers, France
Where is Saint Bernadette's grave yard?
Bernadette is no longer buried but her incorrupt body is displayed in a glass coffin in the convent in Nevers, France.
What is the symbol for Saint Bernadette?
She is associated with Lourdes France and it is said her body was dug up some thirty years after her death ,her symbol is Lillies/
What is the incorrupt body part of Saint Bernadette?
Bernadette' entire body is incorrupt and in a chapel in Nevers, France. Only a small piece or rib and her liver were removed for relics before she was canonized.
Who was The Basilica in Lourdes dedicated to?
The Basilica was dedicated to the Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Bernadette Soubirou who until now has never corrupted her body since 1879.
What qualities did Saint Rosalia have?
She stayed in a cave for several centuries where her body remains remain there.
Does Saint Monica's body still remain today?
No, only her bones survive. She was not incorrupt.
Can minerals be broken down by digestion?
No, minerals cannot be broken down by digestion. They remain intact and are absorbed by the body in their original form.
Where are the relics of Saint Bernadette Soubirous?
Her body is on display under the altar of the Motherhouse chapel of Saint Gildhard in Nevers, France . Bernadette was a nun from this convent and died there. Originally buried in the convent cemetery, Her corpse was exhumed in l909 and found to be incorrupt. She has been transferred to the present glass-enclosed display, called a Chasse.
What is unusual about bernadette's dead body?
It has not decayed
What saints bodies are in-corrupt?
Some well-known saints whose bodies are considered incorrupt include Saint Bernadette Soubirous, Saint Vincent de Paul, Saint John Vianney, and Saint Catherine Labouré. Incorruptibility is when a deceased person's body does not decay as expected, often seen as a sign of sanctity in Catholicism.
