The secrets of the Shroud of Turin: the true burial of Jesus or a counterfeit difficult to understand?

Shroud of Turin or the Shroud (under the Italian name Holy Shroud) is a rectangular linen cloth 4.37 m long and 1.10 m wide, showing two faded brown outlines of the crucified man in front and behind. It was as if a naked body was placed in front of the cloth with its arms crossed in front and, with the head folded over the head, covered from head to toe with the rest.

The man is depicted on the canvas with his eyes closed, a beard and mustache, and his hair reaches his shoulders. He is muscular, tall (by various calculations, 1.80-1.88 m tall).

The shroud is one of the relics of Catholicism, for more than half a millennium it has been considered the burial of Jesus of Nazareth, whose body was wrapped after the crucifixion. This marking allows for visible markings on the fabric., which are said to match the wounds suffered by Jesus, including stripes on his back, possibly from blows, crown-of-thorns marks on his head, bruises on his shoulders, and various alleged bloodstains.

All four Gospels mention that the body of the dead Jesus was wrapped in a linen cloth and placed in a tomb. When he was resurrected, only burials remained. Although some of the alleged burials are kept in at least four churches in France and three in Italy, nothing attracts as much attention as the Turin shroud.

It is recognized by Christians of various denominations: Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Orthodox, Pentecostals, Presbyterians.

By the way, the Catholic Church has never expressed an official position on the authenticity of the Shroud, it has neither confirmed nor denied it. In 2013, Pope Francis su called “In the image of a beaten and crucified man.”

Skeptics, although many recognize that the shroud is an icon that reflects the death of Jesus, question its veracity. Such hesitations arose as early as the 14th century, shortly after the first public display of the known canvas.

Scanpix / Pacific Press / Sipa USA / Turin Shroud

However, the shroud remains one of the most important religious symbols for Christians around the world and claims to affirm the life, suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus.

Authenticity quickly denied

The first known mention of the Shroud of Turin dates back to 1353 or 1357. Then the gentleman Geoffroi de Charnay from the local church in the town of Lyre (France) announced to the deanwhich is the burial of Jesus.

There are no surviving explanations as to where he obtained the shroud and where it was from burial until the 14th century. in the middle. Perhaps he no longer managed to subdue them, because soon the knight died in battle.