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"The body of a revered Italian monk has been exhumed ahead of being put on public display.
The body of Padre Pio, who died 40 years ago and was later made a saint, will be prepared by experts before being placed in a glass coffin.
The body was in "fair" condition, a Church statement said.
An archbishop who witnessed the exhumation near the southern Italian town of Foggia said his nails looked as if they had just undergone a manicure.
The body had been conserved well, said Archbishop Domenico D'Ambrosio."
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Italy exhumes revered monk's body
The body of Padre Pio, who died 40 years ago and was later made a saint, will be prepared by experts before being placed in a glass coffin.
The body was in "fair" condition, a Church statement said.
An archbishop who witnessed the exhumation near the southern Italian town of Foggia said his nails looked as if they had just undergone a manicure.
The body had been conserved well, said Archbishop Domenico D'Ambrosio."
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Italy exhumes revered monk's body