Sr. Wilhelmina’s body ‘lacks any features of decomposition,’ experts conclude
The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has released a statement on an investigation into the allegedly incorrupt remains of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster of Gower Abbey, Missouri. The report concluded that her body lacks “any detected features of decomposition” following her death in 2019.
In a statement released by the diocese, Bishop James V. Johnston said he commissioned a specialist team of medical experts to study the body of Sr. Wilhelmina in May of 2023, led by a doctor of pathology.
“In the final report, the investigative team noted that the condition of Sister Wilhelmina’s body during the examination was notable for a lack of any detected features of decomposition,” the bishop said in a statement released Aug. 22.
“The condition of her body is highly atypical for the interval of nearly four years since her death, especially given the environmental conditions and the findings in associated objects,” the team concluded.
