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Case 003 · Incorruption · Paris, France · In preparation

The body of St. Vincent de Paul

Found nearly intact in 1712, apart from the eyes and nose, but a skeleton by 1737. Since 1830 the bones have rested inside a wax figure in a silver reliquary. His heart has been at the rue du Bac chapel since 1947.

ChurchNot treated as a miracleBEvidence grade
Bones inside a wax figure

Full case file in preparation

This entry shows what the research has confirmed so far. The grade B is provisional and is reviewed in the full case file.

Reviewed September 21, 2026.

Eighteenth-century engraving of a standing statue of St. Vincent de Paul in an ornate arched niche
St. Vincent de Paul, engraving by Étienne Fessard after Charles Natoire, 1756Étienne Fessard, after Charles-Joseph Natoire, via Wellcome Collection. Public domain (Public Domain Mark 1.0). Resized and cropped to fit.

What the full case file will cover

  • Every recognition of the remains, with its date, physicians, and findings.
  • Every intervention, with its date, who made it, and its source.
  • The natural explanations considered and what remains open.
  • Photographs that the custodian permits, each with its credit.

Sources for this entry

  1. Congrégation de la Mission: la chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

Continue to Case 004: The body of St. John Vianney

Feast day: September 27.

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