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What is the legend of the Holy Shroud and in what city is it found?

What is the legend of the Holy Shroud and in what city is it found?

Turin
Shroud of Turin, also called Holy Shroud, Italian Santa Sindone, a length of linen that for centuries was purported to be the burial garment of Jesus Christ. It has been preserved since 1578 in the royal chapel of the cathedral of San Giovanni Battista in Turin, Italy.

How was the image on the Shroud of Turin made?

The double image on the Shroud of Turin was formed by solar rays reflected by the damp shining body of Jesus and immediately intercepted by the damp inner side of the cloth in which he was wrapped.

How tall is the man in the Shroud of Turin?

He is muscular and tall (various experts have measured him as from 1.70 to 1.88 m or 5 ft 7 in to 6 ft 2 in). Reddish-brown stains are found on the cloth, correlating, according to proponents, with the wounds in the Biblical description of the crucifixion of Jesus.

In what year was the negative image of the shroud discovered?

In fact the image on the linen is barely visible to the naked eye, and wasn’t identified at all until 1898, when it became apparent in the negative image of a photograph taken by Secondo Pia, an amateur Italian photographer.

Where is the robe of Jesus?

The Holy Robe, believed by some to have been the seamless garment worn by Jesus Christ shortly before his crucifixion, is usually kept out of public view in a reliquary at Trier Cathedral. The rare month-long public display is expected to draw 500,000 people.

How old is the Shroud of Turin carbon dating?

A determination of the kinetics of vanillin loss suggest the shroud is between 1300 and 3000 years old.

Is the Shroud of Turin a miracle?

The very existence of the Shroud of Turin itself is believed to be a miracle, but any good relic worth its salt is responsible for a number of miracles performed upon people in its proximity.

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