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| Thousands of Roman Catholics are expected in Birmingham for the lying-in-state of a 19th century cardinal who has been tipped for sainthood. | |
| Cardinal John Henry Newman's grave was dug up as part of efforts to make him England's first non-martyred saint since the Reformation. | Cardinal John Henry Newman's grave was dug up as part of efforts to make him England's first non-martyred saint since the Reformation. |
| But only a few relics were found at the site in Rednal, Worcestershire. The Church said his body had decomposed. | But only a few relics were found at the site in Rednal, Worcestershire. The Church said his body had decomposed. |
| The relics are shown at the Birmingham Oratory on Friday and Saturday. | The relics are shown at the Birmingham Oratory on Friday and Saturday. |
| It will be followed by a reinterment Mass on Sunday. | It will be followed by a reinterment Mass on Sunday. |
| Conversion to Catholicism | Conversion to Catholicism |
| The Vatican had requested the cardinal's body be dug up from his grave and moved as part of the process of beatification. | The Vatican had requested the cardinal's body be dug up from his grave and moved as part of the process of beatification. |
| When the grave was exhumed earlier this month only brass, wooden and cloth artefacts were found. Locks of the cardinal's hair are among the items on display | |
| The Birmingham Oratory has said his body had probably decomposed because his coffin was not lined with lead. | The Birmingham Oratory has said his body had probably decomposed because his coffin was not lined with lead. |
| But a forensic archaeologist at the University of Birmingham has questioned this. | But a forensic archaeologist at the University of Birmingham has questioned this. |
| Professor John Hunter tested soil samples from close to the grave and said they would not, in normal circumstances, have led to the complete decomposition of Newman's skeletal remains. | Professor John Hunter tested soil samples from close to the grave and said they would not, in normal circumstances, have led to the complete decomposition of Newman's skeletal remains. |
| Cardinal Newman was revered during his lifetime as a priest, theologian and writer. | Cardinal Newman was revered during his lifetime as a priest, theologian and writer. |
| He was born in London in 1801 into a Church of England family and was ordained in the Anglican Church but converted to Catholicism at the age of 44. | He was born in London in 1801 into a Church of England family and was ordained in the Anglican Church but converted to Catholicism at the age of 44. |
| He settled in Birmingham where he founded the first English Oratory and was known for his work with the poor. He died in 1890. | He settled in Birmingham where he founded the first English Oratory and was known for his work with the poor. He died in 1890. |
| The Vatican is currently considering the claims of a deacon from the US Diocese of Boston, Massachusetts, that he was cured of a spinal disease through a miracle after praying to Cardinal Newman. | The Vatican is currently considering the claims of a deacon from the US Diocese of Boston, Massachusetts, that he was cured of a spinal disease through a miracle after praying to Cardinal Newman. |