![]() ![]() Skeptics contend the shroud is a medieval hoax or forgery - or even a devotional work of artistic verisimilitude. Some believe it is the cloth that covered Jesus of Nazareth when he was placed in his tomb and that his image was somehow recorded on its fibers as a photographic negative at or near the time of his proclaimed resurrection. It is presently kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. The Shroud of Turin (or Turin Shroud) is an ancient linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been physically traumatized in a manner consistent with crucifixion. The first photo of the Shroud of Turin, taken in 1898, had the surprising feature that the image on the negative was clearer than the positive image. ![]()
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