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Did you know... that the incorruptibility of Wihtburh's body was considered a miracle?

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst (talk) 15:41, 6 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

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... that the incorruptibility of Wihtburh's body was considered a miracle and her remains were re-interred in the church which she had built in Dereham? Source: Pestell, Tim (2004). Landscapes of Monastic Foundation The Establishment of Religious Houses in East Anglia c.650-1200. Woodbridge, UK: Boydell Press. ISBN 978-18438-3-062-7. Page 89 , Cruz, Joan Carroll (1977). The Incorruptibles: a Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Catholic Saints and Beati. Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers. ISBN 978-08955-5-066-8. Page 61
- ALT1: ... that the incorruptibility of Wihtburh's body was considered a miracle? Source: same as above
- ALT2: ... that the relics of Wihtburh were all destroyed during the Reformation? Source: same as above
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Chase Brown

Improved to Good Article status by Amitchell125 (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 15:34, 20 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Wihtburh; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply

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Approve ALT2. Perhaps could mention that it was an order of Henry VIII? BorgQueen (talk) 06:41, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

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