The movie made clear that this was an outstanding case. This is not what usually happens with bodies, but it is possible. Just like them turning into wax.
As for your little nun-tale. You really believe she haunted the place and crap like that yet can't provide a name, but you use that fairy tale as a valid frame of reference to compare time frames for decomposition? Sorry, that logic fails on all levels.
The only occurrence you might mean is the body of Bernadette Soubirous. She was exhumed 30 years after she had died and didn't show a sign of decomposition, hence the reason why she was beatified by the catholic church.
I also want to remark that your comparison to embalming fluids doesn't hold up. Each body reacts differently to them plus the casket and the burial place are very important components in body preservation. There are 5000 year old Chinese mummies that look more life-like than Egyptian ones and have fully movable limbs with moist skin and flesh. Lenin was embalmed over 80 years ago and still looks life-like. There are also many cases of natural mummification etc. The list for why and how bodies don't decompose is long. I'm pretty sure every experienced gravedigger has a story or two to tell about discovering not completely decomposed bodies when clearing up an expired grave.
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