Miguel Ángel Gaitán
Argentine baby venerated as a folk saint after his body remained preserved.
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Miguel Ángel Gaitán, known as El Angelito Milagroso, was an Argentine baby who died of meningitis at 11 months. His corpse remained well-preserved after being unearthed by a rainstorm in 1973, leading to local veneration as a folk saint. He is displayed in a glass-lidded coffin in Villa Unión, La Rioja.
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