Case files
The first ten
Chosen for strong documentation, a clear preservation story, and places you can reach on one trip through France and Italy. One is complete in this prototype, and nine are in preparation.
Photograph to come
Case 001Full case file
The body of St. Bernadette
Espace Bernadette, Nevers
ChurchNot treated as a miracleBGrade
Whole bodyWax face and hands, 1925
Photograph to come
Case 002In preparation
The body of St. Catherine Labouré
Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, 140 rue du Bac, Paris
ChurchNot treated as a miracleBGrade
Whole bodyWax face
Photograph to come
Case 003In preparation
The body of St. Vincent de Paul
Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul, 95 rue de Sèvres, Paris
ChurchNot treated as a miracleBGrade
Bones inside a wax figure
Photograph to come
Case 004In preparation
The body of St. John Vianney
Basilica of Ars, Ars-sur-Formans
ChurchNot treated as a miracleGrade to set
Whole bodyWax face
Photograph to come
Case 005In preparation
The body of St. Zita
Basilica of San Frediano, Lucca
ChurchNot treated as a miracleAGrade
Whole bodyNatural mummification
Photograph to come
Case 006In preparation
The body of Pope St. John XXIII
Altar of St. Jerome, St. Peter's Basilica
ChurchNot treated as a miracleGrade to set
Whole bodyEmbalmed, 1963Wax on face and hands, 2001
Photograph to come
Case 007In preparation
The body of St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Shrine of St. Pio, San Giovanni Rotondo
ChurchNot treated as a miracleGrade to set
Partly preservedSilicone mask, 2008
Photograph to come
Case 008In preparation
The seated body of St. Catherine of Bologna
Chapel of the Saint, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna
ChurchNot treated as a miracleGrade to set
Whole body, seated
Photograph to come
Case 009In preparation
The tongue of St. Anthony of Padua
Chapel of the Relics, Basilica of St. Anthony, Padua
ChurchNot treated as a miracleBGrade
Part only: tongue
Photograph to come
Case 010In preparation
The head of St. Catherine of Siena
Chapel of St. Catherine, Basilica of San Domenico, Siena
ChurchNot treated as a miracleCGrade
Part only: head