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Dec 30, 2022 · But we now know that the Shroud escaped the sack, was transferred to France and kept in the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. Then it was transferred to the House of Savoy and finally to the Holy See, in ...
- Solène Tadié
The Shroud of Turin ( Italian: Sindone di Torino ), also known as the Holy Shroud [2] [3] (Italian: Sacra Sindone ), is a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a man. It has been venerated for centuries, especially by members of the Catholic Church, as the actual burial shroud used to wrap the body of Jesus of ...
- Becky Little
- The shroud first surfaced in medieval France. The earliest historical records of the Shroud of Turin place it in Lirey, France during the 1350s. A French knight named Geoffroi de Charny allegedly presented it to the dean of the church in Lirey as Jesus’ authentic burial shroud.
- The pope soon declared it was not an actual historic relic. After the church of Lirey put the shroud on display, the church began to draw a lot of pilgrims, and also a lot of money.
- De Charny’s granddaughter was excommunicated for selling it to Italian royals. In 1418, when the Hundred Years’ War threatened to spill over into Lirey, Geoffroi de Charny’s granddaughter Margaret de Charny and her husband offered to store the cloth in their castle.
- Before the shroud moved to Turin, it was almost lost in a fire. In 1502, the house of Savoy placed the shroud in the Sainte-Chapelle in Chambéry, which is now part of France.
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Oct 1, 2018 · But workers have proven otherwise. Now, 21 years later, Barbara Antonetto at The Art Newspaper reports that the chapel has been restored to its former glory. The shroud was originally captured by ...
Apr 13, 2020 · That was back in 1975. Today, Marinelli is one of the world’s most prominent “shroudies” – people who believe that the 14’5” x 3’7” linen cloth, which bears an image of what ...
Jan 1, 2023 · A new 'investigation' reopens the debate. The writer Jean-Christian Petitfils put the Holy Shroud back on the loom. In his work, he mixes history, science and esotericism in the hope of proving ...
Nov 27, 2023 · Shroud Centers & Organizations: Listing of Shroud centers and organizations, worldwide, by country. Shroud Conservation & Preservation: Focuses on future efforts of science to preserve the Shroud of Turin and its image. Shroud Exhibitions: Info on the 2015 Exposition and previous public exhibitions. Shroud Speakers Directory: Find a Shroud ...
