Case file · Apparition / miracle
Incorrupt relics of St Innocent of Irkutsk
During church repairs in Irkutsk in 1764 the body of the first bishop, Innocent (died 1731), was found undecayed; miracles followed and he was canonised in 1804.
1764 CE · 52.30, 104.28 · status: legend
The sceptical view
The cold, dry Siberian crypt is a plausible natural explanation for the preservation.