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Sr. Wilhelmina Lancaster
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'A deep sense of hope' - An abbess reflects on Sister Wilhemina

After the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster was found intact at Gower Abbey, what does it mean for her sisters?

The Pillar
Jun 08, 2023
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The story has become well-known among American Catholics — In late April, the nuns of Gower Abbey, Missouri, exhumed the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, who died in 2019, so that they could transfer it to a shrine to St. Joseph in their chapel.

The face of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, covered in a light transparent wax mask after the nun’s body was …

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