In the hills north of Kansas City, Mo., a small abbey has become a destination for Catholics hoping to see a miracle. Sept. 9, 2023In life, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster was known to her fellow nuns for her devotional poetry, her sense of humor and her fierce piety. “I’m Sister Wil-hel-mina,” she was known to say. When they opened the coffin, expecting to find bones that could be easily cleaned and placed in a new box, they instead found what looked and even felt remarkably like Sister Wilhelmina herself. Her face was recognizable, even after years in a damp coffin, and the sisters said that her beloved habit was “immaculate.”

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Persons: Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, “, Wil, ”, Sister Wilhelmina, Ephesus, Mary , Queen, Wilhelmina Organizations: Benedictines, Kansas City . Locations: Kansas City, Mo, hel, mina, Kansas