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> That typo raises an interesting possibility.  People already
> considered saints in their lifetime are not unknown.  But are there
> documented instances of the proleptic distribution of relics?

I seem to recall that, as (I think) Elizabeth of Hungary lay in state, just after her death, 
someone cut off one of her nipples.  Can anyone substantiate that?
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag

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