The book does not constitute a "coming out" of the author, an avowed Catholic, who is also a historian recognized by his peers. ![]() In contrast to the Catholic Church, which has cautiously ruled that the object is an image or an icon, and in opposition to a large majority of dating specialists who maintain that the cloth dates from the medieval period, the author firmly defends: 1) that we are dealing with a true "relic," dating from the beginning of the Christian era, 2) that the cloth held the body of a supplicant who could in all logic only be Jesus Christ. Petitfils, the Holy Shroud is infinitely more than a yellowed rectangular linen sheet, 4.42 meters long and 1.13 meters wide, bearing the blurred image (front and back) of a man with traces of wounds resulting from a crucifixion, kept in the Guarini Chapel of the Cathedral of St. He barely acknowledges on the margins that there existed, and still exist, "positivists, scientists and rationalists, for whom the Holy Shroud could by definition only be a fake, forged by some fanatical Christian from obscurantist times." Witness to the Passion of Jesus Christ"), presented as a "definitive investigation," the historian Jean-Christian Petitfils traces the path of the cloth in the same way that medieval writers wrote their golden legends, those biographies of saints exalting the purity of men of faith.įor the author, the shroud is a miracle and science confirms it. Témoin de la Passion de Jésus-Christ ("The Holy Shroud of Turin. In his latest book, Le Saint Suaire de Turin. In the history of religions, a miracle has one major virtue: It is an irrefutable proof of the sacred, and it serves to silence disbelievers. The Shroud of Turin would appear to be a miracle in the literal sense of the term. Subscribers only Pope Francis touches the Holy Shroud in the Cathedral of Turin on June 21, 2015. In his work, he mixes history, science and esotericism in the hope of proving that the cloth did indeed wrap the body of Christ after his crucifixion.īy Laurent Testot Published on January 1, 2023, at 9:00 am (Paris) The writer Jean-Christian Petitfils put the Holy Shroud back on the loom. The link to watch the live-stream will be posted on the official Shroud website.Is the Shroud of Turin authentic? A new 'investigation' reopens the debate It will be like staying with the Lord on the day we await his resurrection." The image of the crucified man on the shroud, he said, "will go to the heart and the sadness of many people who will follow us. The archbishop told Vatican News that the online viewing of the shroud could be "much better" than seeing it in person because the cameras will allow viewers to see it up close and to remain at length with the image. ![]() The prayer service will be live-streamed along with live images of the 14-foot-by-4-foot shroud, which has a full-length photonegative image of a man, front and back, bearing signs of wounds that correspond to the Gospel accounts of the torture Jesus endured in his passion and death.Īs of April 5, the Archdiocese of Turin said it was finalising the plans and will publish a list of participating television stations and links to the livestream later in the week.Īnnouncing the special display, Archbishop Nosiglia said Athat he had received "thousands and thousands" of messages "asking me if, in this time of grave difficulty we are going through, it would be possible to pray this Holy Week before the shroud" and ask God for "the grace to defeat evil as he did, trusting in the goodness and mercy of God." On Holy Saturday, as Christians contemplate Jesus lying in the tomb, Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia will lead a liturgy of prayer and contemplation before the shroud at 5pm local time. ![]() With people forced to stay home, even during Holy Week, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the archbishop of Turin has announced a special online exposition of the Shroud of Turin, which many believe is the burial cloth of Jesus.
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