How the Shroud of Turin became world famous The Shroud of Turin is the holiest of holy relics with the Catholic Church. From time immemorial the image on the Shroud of Turin is believed to be a miracle image left by Jesus on his burial cloth. On this cloth is a very faint outline image of the front and back of a full human body. It got its name because the Shroud of Turin location is in Turin, where it is kept in the Royal Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist Church in Turin, Italy. The Shroud of Turin, known in Italy as 'La Santa Sindone di Torino', is an ancient long linen cloth believed to be the cloth that wrapped Jesus body when he was buried. This website aims to answer this question and try to unravel some of the mystery of the Shroud of Turin. Many other surprising facts about the Shroud of Turin were also discovered, as detailed below. They discovered that the image on this ancient cloth is more than just an ordinary photo negative, but it has digital information from which 3D images could be made. When scientists did investigations with most modern sophisticated instruments, even more surprising facts emerged. Scientists found it difficult to accept the fact that it was a miracle, but to date no one has been able to find a convincing explanation. No one could understand how a perfect photo of a human face could be imprinted on an ancient piece of linen cloth. Secondo Pia took the first photograph of the shroud in 1898, the Shroud of Turin has been the subject of intense scientific study. So the photo you see above created world headlines.Įver since Mr. There were no established Photographic Companies providing Cameras or films or plates then and hardly anyone knew what a photograph is. Photography was at its infancy in those days and the cameras were very large and instead of films to record the image, they used glass plates coated with photosensitive chemicals. This was the first time a photograph was ever taken of the Shroud of Turin. The image above is the original photo of the Shroud of Turin taken in 1898 by the Italian photographer Mr. The resulting negative image of a perfect human face simply amazed the world. In 1898 this faint image was photographed for the first time. There is a very faint impression of a human body on this cloth believed to be a miracle image of Jesus on his burial cloth. The Shroud of Turin is a long ancient linen cloth believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. First Photo of Shroud of Turin from 1898 Shroud of Turin photo of Jesus

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