SHROUDED IN MYSTERY

New research suggests relic may date from time of Christ after all

Ever since the Turin Shroud first appeared in the historical record in 1354, when it was displayed as the authentic burial shroud of Jesus at the new collegiate church in Lirey, north-central France, it has attracted controversy. The Shroud was already being denounced as a forgery by the bishop of Troyes, Pierre d’Arcis, in 1389, and the argument has been going on ever since. Any hope that science might resolve the issue has proved optimistic. In 1898 it was found that the image on the Shroud seems to be some sort of photographic negative of a 3D object, such as a body, and a 2015 analysis of pollen found in the weave of the Shroud obtained results consistent with an origin in the Holy Land. However, in 1978 an analysis…

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