An Office and Mass "de Sancta Sindone" was formerly approved by Julius II in the Bull "Romanus Pontifex" of 25 April, 1506, in the course of which the Pope speaks of "that most famous Shroud ( præclarissima sindone) in which our Savior was wrapped when he lay in the tomb and which is now honorably and devoutly preserved in a silver casket." Moreover, the same Pontiff speaks of the treaties upon the precious blood. That the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin is taken for granted, in various pronouncements of the Holy See cannot be disputed. Since 1578 it has remained at Turin where it is now only exposed for veneration at long intervals. In 1453 it was at Chambéry in Savoy, and there in 1532 it narrowly escaped being consumed by a fire which by charring the corners of the folds has left a uniform series of marks on either side of the image. The cloth now at Turin can be clearly traced back to the Lirey in the Diocese of Troyes, where we first hear of it about the year 1360. The arrangement is well illustrated in the miniature of Giulio Clovio, which also gives a good representation of what was seen upon the shroud about the year 1540. If the marks we perceive were caused by human body, it is clear that the body (supine) was laid lengthwise along one half of the shroud while the other half was doubled back over the head to cover the whole front of the body from the face to the feet. The cloth is about 13 1/2 feet long and 4 1/4 feet wide. This relic, though blackened by age, bears the faint but distinct impress of a human form both back and front. This name is primarily given to a relic now preserved at Turin, for which the claim is made that it is the actual "clean linen cloth" in which Joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Jesus Christ ( Matthew 27:59). Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99. ![]() ![]() Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download.
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