what is that name of that girl whos body never decomposed?

Question

She is in a shrine somewhere, I think it is a little girl. Where can I get info on her?

Answer 1

I think you are thinking of the body of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes. I did a report on various saints for a class a long time ago. She died at the age of 35 and her body never composed and has a shrine. She was canonized in 1933 by Pope Pious XI.

This is one of the websites I looked at that shows a picture of her then and now is:
http://www.catholicpilgrims.com/lourdes/lourdes_photo_aa.htm

Answer 2

Saint Bernadette, born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous (January 7, 1844 - April 16, 1879), was a shepherd girl from the town of Lourdes in Occitania, in southern France. Her real Occitan name is Maria Bernada Soubirous, aka Bernadeta (little Bernada). From February to July 1858, she reported eighteen apparitions of "a Lady." Despite initial skepticism from the Roman Catholic Church, these claims were eventually declared to be worthy of belief after a canonical investigation. After her death, Bernadette's body remained "incorruptible", and the shrine at Lourdes went on to become a major site for pilgrimage, attracting millions of Catholics each year. In 1933 she was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

You can also check out the photos and other articles regarding her thru this link: http://www.catholicpilgrims.com/lourdes/bb_bernadette_body.htm

Answer 3

It might be little Rosalia Lombardo, at rest in the Capuchin Catacombs in Sicily. She "died in 1920 and was one of the last corpses to make it to the catacombs before the local authorities banned the practice. Nicknamed the 'Sleeping Beauty', Rosalia's body is still perfectly intact, down to her greyish-blue eyeballs. Embalmed by a certain Doctor S, she is propped up in a glass case for all to see, looking very much like a surreal doll. Dr S took the secret of his embalming expertise to the grave, which is probably just as well. Who knows what use the Mafia of Sicily would have put it to?"
http://www.reportage.org/2000/MummiesPalermo/PagesMummiesP/paoloventura_links.html

http://www.lifeinitaly.com/tourism/sicily/catacomb.asp
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/1273-scary-places-part-6-capuchins-catacombs
http://www.muziqpakistan.com/board/index.php?showtopic=64570
http://www.micheloud.com/FXM/PHOT/catacomb.htm

Some sources say she was 2 years old; some say about 7. She seems to have been laid in the catacombs in 1920.

Answer 4

St Bernadette is a nun, that as a little girl saw the Virgin Mary at Lourdes in France. She is laying in a glass coffin and looks like she is sleeping. She is known as an uncorruptible. I have seen pictures of her and it is very eerie. Type St. Bernadette into your search engine and go to any of the web sites and they have photos of her in her coffin.

I think I know of the little girl that you are asking about, but I can't think of her name or where she is at.

Answer 5

You're probably thinking of Saint Bernadette. Here are some links:


http://www.catholicpilgrims.com/lourdes/ba_bernadette_intro.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernadette_Soubirous

Answer 6

The little girl is Rosalia Lombardo, who is interred in Palermo, Sicily. She died in 1920 and her body is perfectly preserved, looking as if she's just sleeping.

Type her name into a search engine to learn more about her.

Answer 7

St Theresa of the Child Jesus . Check the library of the Vatican and their website.

Answer 8

It is St. Bernadette. See for your self:

http://www.slcnyusa.com/lourdes.htm

Answer 9

Lourdes is one of the most popular destinations for Catholics around the world, as well as for those seeking cures for their illnesses. In the mid-1990s, it was drawing four million visitors per year.According to the Lourdes France official website, long after her death, Bernadette's body was exhumed three times, in 1909, 1919, and then in 1925. Since August of 1925, Bernadette's totally preserved (the doctor's consider her body to be "mummified") body has been in a Shrine in the Chapel of the Convent of St. Gildard, in Nevers, France. She was beatified (declared "Blessed") in 1925. Pope Pius XI canonized Bernadette as a saint on December 8, 1933. Her feast day is April 16.
On April 16, 1879, Bernadette -- or Sister Marie-Bernard, as she was known within her order -- died in the Sainte Croix (Holy Cross) Infirmary of the Convent of Saint-Gildard. She was thirty-five.
Bernadette of Lourdes (1844-1879), a young peasant girl, saw 18 visions of the Virgin Mary, in a grotto in Lourdes, France. These visions, and the curing waters that still flow there, led to the creation of are ligious shrine that millions visit each year. Bernadette later became a Roman Catholic nun, and was canonized as a saint in 1933.



Born into a humble family which little by little fell into extreme poverty, Bernadette had always been a frail child. Quite young, she had already suffered from digestive trouble, then after having just escaped being a victim of the cholera epidemic of 1855, she experienced painful attacks of asthma, and her ill health almost caused her to be cut off for ever from the religious life. When asked by Monsignor Forcade to take Bernadette, Louise Ferrand, the Mother Superior of the Sisters of Nevers, replied: "Monsignor, she will be a pillar of the infirmary".

At least three times during her short life-time, she received the last Sacraments. She was gradually struck by other illnesses as well as asthma: among them, tuberculosis of the lung and a tubercular tumor on her right knee. On Wednesday, April 16, 1879, her pain got much worse. Shortly after eleven she seemed to be almost suffocating and was carried to an armchair, where she sat with her feet on a footstool in front of a blazing fire. She died at about 3.15 in the afternoon.

The civil authorities permitted her body to remain on view to be venerated by the public until Saturday, April 19. Then it was "placed in a double coffin of lead and oak which was sealed in the presence of witnesses who signed a record of the events". Among the witnesses were "inspector of the peace, Devraine, and constables Saget and Moyen".

The nuns of Saint-Gildard, with the support of the bishop of Nevers, applied to the civil authorities for permission to bury Bernadette's body in a small chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph which was within the confines of the convent. The permission was granted on April 25, 1879, and on April 30, the local Prefect pronounced his approval of the choice of the site for burial. Immediately they set to work on preparing the vault. On May 30, 1879, Bernadette's coffin was finally transferred to the crypt of the chapel of Saint Joseph. A very simple ceremony was held to commemorate the event.

St. Bernadette was born at Lourdes, France. Her parents were very poor and she herself was in poor health. One Thursday, February 11, 1858, when she was sent with her younger sister and a friend to gather firewood, a very beautiful Lady appeared to her above a rose bush in a grotto called Massabielle. The lovely Lady was dressed in blue and white. She smiled at Bernadette and then made the sign of the cross with a rosary of ivory and gold. Bernadette fell on her knees, took out her own rosary and began to pray the rosary. The beautiful Lady was God's Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. She appeared to Bernadette seventeen other times and spoke with her. She told Bernadette that she should pray sinners, do penance and have a chapel built there in her honor. Many people did not believe Bernadette when she spoke of her vision. She had to suffer much. But one day Our Lady told Bernadette to dig in the mud. As she did, a spring of water began to flow. The next day it continued to grow larger and larger. Many miracles happened when people began to use this water. When Bernadette was older, she became a nun. She was always very humble. More than anything else, she desired not to be praised. Once a nun asked her if she had temptations of pride because she was favored by the Blessed Mother. "How can I?" she answered quickly. "The Blessed Virgin chose me only because I was the most ignorant." What humility! Her feast day is April 16th.