Shroud of Turin

Photographic negative of the Turin Shroud

The Shroud of Turin

Reputedly Christ's burial cloth, the Shroud of Turin has been a hallowed religious relic since the Middle Ages. To believers it was divine proof the Christ was resurrected from the grave, to doubters it was evidence of human gullibility and one of the greatest hoaxes in the history of art. Can the truth be known?

Table of Contents

The Image of Edessa
     Early traditions concerning Jesus' burial cloth and Byzantine iconography

History of the Shroud of Turin
     Accounts of several holy shrouds in the Middle Ages and the Templar connection

The Shroud: Physical Evidence
     Forensic experts rule out the Shroud as a painting. How was it created?

An artistic enhancement of the image on the Shroud

1. View a Shockwave movie with sound and watch the Shroud come to life.

2. View a Java applet and watch the Shroud transform to the portrait and back again.

3. Or read the text only explanation of how the image was created.

Other Shroud Sites
The Holy Shroud Guild
Library, gallery, devotion, gifts - the Shroud from a Catholic perspective
Shroud of Turin Home Page
Latest scientific research and clickable shroud with close-up images by the 1987 STURP photographer
Shroud of Turin
Shroud conference, presentation, history, bulletin board

Hyperlinks

LOS ANGELES TIMES PICK
Times Pick by the Los Angeles Times - 5/8/98