August 20, 2024 19:30
Incredible discovery by scientists. What Italian researchers claim and the history of the Holy Shroud
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When it was first exhibited in the 1350s, the Shroud of Turin was touted as the actual burial shroud used to wrap the body of Christ after his crucifixion. Also known as the Sacred Shroud, it bears a faint image of the front and back of a bearded man, which many believers see as the body of Jesus miraculously imprinted on the fabric.
However, research in the 1980s seemed to debunk the idea that it was genuine as it dated to the Middle Ages, hundreds of years after Christ’s death. Now, Italian researchers who used a new technique involving X-rays to date the material have confirmed that it was made around the time of Jesus, about 2,000 years ago!
They claim that the timelines add credibility to the idea that the faint, blood-stained image of a man with his arms crossed in front wrapped the dead body of Jesus. The Bible states that Joseph of Arimathea wrapped Jesus’ body in a linen shroud and placed it in the tomb.
The verses 27:59-60 in the Gospel of Matthew state: “Then Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.
The History of the Shroud
Before the Middle Ages, the history of the Shroud of Turin is dark and shrouded in mystery. It is believed that after the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ (or when Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD), it was transported to Edessa in Asia Minor (present-day Urfa, Turkey).
It became known as the Holy Mandylion or Image of Edessa, as it was folded in such a way that only the face appeared in an open case. The Byzantines invaded Edessa in 944 AD to acquire the fabric and take it to Constantinople.[9] The Fourth Crusade in 1204 looted the capital, and by the 14th century, the Shroud disappeared.
Historical references to the Shroud of Turin date back to 1354. Earlier, there are suspicions that it belonged to the Order of the Knights Templar, who are said to have possessed it for about 200 years. The last Templars believed to have held the shroud were Jacques de Molay and Geoffroi de Charnay, who were burned at the stake in 1314 after the dissolution of the Order. The first known possessor is safely recognized as the French knight Geoffroi de Charnay,[1] who hesitated to publicize the existence of the Shroud, possibly due to the mysterious circumstances under which it came into his hands, likely due to kinship with the Templar de Charnay.
He had built a modest church in Lire, France, and while his family was in financial distress, he decided to exhibit the Shroud there. The local bishop Henri of Poitiers questioned its authenticity and submitted a memorandum stating that after examinations he found it to be fake, also mentioning that he had discovered the artist who created it. The Shroud was immediately withdrawn, only to be exhibited again in 1389.[1] De Charnay’s son, ignoring the local bishop, obtained permission from the Pope, acknowledging from the outset that it was not genuine but a copy. The local bishop Pierre d’Arcy, in a memorandum to Pope Clement VII'[13], described the Shroud as a fraud, referring to earlier examinations by Henri of Poitiers.
In 1452, the fabric was sold to Louis, Duke of Savoy, who erected a special chapel and placed the Shroud in Chambery, France in 1464. In 1532, a fire broke out in the chapel, causing damage to the Shroud, prompting the House of Savoy to move it to Turin, Italy, where it remains today. The only time it was moved from Turin was during World War II, when it was placed in the monastery of Montevergine, in Avellino, southern Italy, later returning permanently to Turin.
The Shroud bears the image of a bearded man, front and back, approximately 33 years old, with a height of about 1.80 m and a weight of 77 kg. Throughout the length of the fabric are bloodstains attributed to death by crucifixion. There are noticeable burn holes and some water drops from the 1532 fire.
The man of the Shroud bears marks of blood on his wrists and feet indicating that he was crucified, and also signs of flogging on his back. On his face, there are swellings that are bruises, particularly visible on the right cheek. There are bruises and wounds all over his body. On the forehead, neck, and long hair, there is blood, while wounds cover the perimeter of the head, likely caused by a crown made of sharp thorns.
On the chest and back, there are abrasions, probably made by a whip, an instrument of torture during Roman times. On the right shoulder blade, there are square bruises attributed to a heavy object, possibly the horizontal beam of the cross that the condemned carried to the place of execution. Blood marks were found in the right thoracic area, which have characteristics typical of postmortem blood.
Source: information from Daily Mail
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