THE HOLY SHROUD APE – ITIS PININFARINA

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The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have suffered physical trauma in a manner consistent with crucifixion. It is kept in the Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin.

The origins of the shroud and its image are the subject of intense debate among scientists, theologians, historians and researchers. Some contend that the shroud is the actual cloth placed on the body of Jesus Christ at the time of his burial, and that the face image is the Holy Face of Jesus, while others contend that the artifact was created in the Middle Ages, as indicated by carbon dating which placed the artifact between 1260 and 1390. The Catholic Church has neither formally endorsed nor rejected the shroud, but in 1958 Pope Pius XII approved of the image in association with the Roman Catholic devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus.

The image on the shroud is much clearer in black-and-white negative than in its natural sepia color. Reddish brown stains that have been said to include whole blood are found on the cloth, showing various wounds that correlate with the crucifixion, and the Biblical description of the death of Jesus: one wrist bears a large, round wound, a wound in the thoracic cavity small punctures around the forehead and scalp streams of blood down both arms large puncture wounds in the feet as if pierced by a single spike scores of linear wounds on the torso and legs, distinctive of the wounds of a Roman flagrum (a whip)

Poor Clare Nuns attempted to repair this damage with The historical records for the shroud can be separated into two time periods: before 1390 and from 1390 to the present. The period until 1390 is subject to debate and controversy among historians. There are no definite historical records concerning the shroud prior to the 14th century. The history of the shroud from the 15th century is well recorded. In 1532, the shroud suffered damage from a fire in a chapel of Chambéry, capital of the Savoy region, where it was stored. Poor Clare Nuns attempted to repair this damage with patches. The shroud remained the property of the House of Savoy until 1983, when it was donated to the Church. The Dome: Guarini’s Chapel

Many hypotheses have been formulated and tested to explain the image on the Shroud. It can be said that "the body image of the Turin Shroud has not yet been explained by traditional science”: it is for sure the image of the dead body of a man who was whipped, wounded around the head by a pointed instrument and nailed at the extremities before dying. The Shroud was placed back on public display (the 18th time in its history) in Turin from 10 April to 23 May 2010. According to Church officials, more than 2 million visitors came to see the Shroud

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