![]() Timeline of the Shroud’s Mysterious and Scientific Properties The Sudarium is often called the “ companion” to the Shroud and thought by scientists to authenticate the Shroud because of the bloodstains on both cloths test as the rare Type AB. Nonetheless, the “handkerchief” is stained with blood, and other human secretions of suffering that recent scientific studies have determined are a perfect forensic match to the face wounds found on the Man of the Shroud. The key difference between the Sudarium and the Shroud is that the former does not display a man’s image. According to the aforementioned Gospel of John, this cloth was “around his head.” Speculation is that out of respect for the dead, the cloth was placed on the face of Jesus immediately after the crucifixion before he was wrapped in his burial Shroud. Similar to the Shroud, evidence suggests the Sudarium -a smaller piece of linen measuring 34 by 21 inches -touched Jesus after his death. The Sudarium is another revered, yet controversial cloth residing in the Cathedral of Oviedo, Spain. What Is the Sudarium of Oviedo and How Is it Connected to the Shroud? Sudarium of Oviedo: The “handkerchief” or “napkin” thought to have covered the face of Jesus. But what then is the “handkerchief that had been around His head.”? The “handkerchief” or “napkin” (in some translations) is thought to be what is named the " Sudarium of Oviedo." It is reasonable to assume that the twice mentioned “linen cloths” (along with the words “strips” or “wrappings” in some translations) describe what is now called the Shroud of Turin. Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus (John 19:38). What does the Bible say about what happened to Christ’s body immediately after his death on the cross? Connecting Christ to his purported burial Shroud is a process addressed by the following questions and answers: The Shroud’s most distinctive characteristic triggers the most frequently asked and still unanswered overarching question: What “caused” a front to back linear mirror image of an adult male to be formed on a linen burial cloth? The fact that science has yet to produce a definitive answer explains why the Shroud of Turin is the most studied, analyzed, revered, and controversial artifact in the world. Millions of Christians from all denominations believe that the Shroud is the authentic burial cloth used to wrap Jesus after his death on the cross, and found by his disciples in the empty tomb after his resurrection. The holy relic is housed in the Cathedral of St. Since 1578 the Shroud has resided in Turin, Italy, thus the name, the Shroud of Turin. It bears a faint yellowed image of a bearded, crucified man with bloodstains that match the wounds suffered by Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in all four gospel narratives. ![]() The Shroud of Turin is a rectangular linen cloth comprised of flax measuring 14.6 feet long and 3.5 feet wide. Above Photo: The face of the Shroud man as it appears to the naked eye and as a photographic negative ( positive.) Shroud Photographs ©1978 Barrie M.
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