saint teresa of the sacred heart is in 1783 her body was found incorrupt with no sign of decay saint frances xavier got dug up in 1975 all the priests were really relieved when he looked like he was still alive believe it or not some saints don t rot their bodies don t decay while most of us just turn to dust shortly after we pass away saint bernadette still looks mighty fresh though she s been dead for years her cheeks still have a pinkish hue and there s color in her ears saint josaphat looked like a drowned rat when they fished him out of the river yet after a week he didn t even reek and that made the heathens shiver honest to god you can lay em in sod in coffins made of wood and when they re exhumed where they re entombed they ll still look pretty good believe it or not some saints don t rot their bodies don t decay while most of us just turn to dust shortly after we pass away saint andrew was flayed alive and his tongue ripped from his head yet everyone who saw him agreed that he looked even better dead saint catherine laboure is tucked away in a tiny church in paris though she looks pretty neat i m afraid they cheated she s filled with carbolic acid  honest to god you can lay em in sod in coffins made of wood and when they re exhumed where they re entombed they ll still look pretty good saints preserve us