The Shroud of Turin
Last week the sixth grade went on a trip to Turin and Genoa. While we were in Turin, one of the first things we saw was the Sacred Shroud. The Shroud that was exposed in the Duomo was not the original it was only a copy because the original could be damaged by light. The Shroud is fourteen and a half feet long, three and a half feet wide. It bears an image of a man, which was crucified. The Dukes of Savoy owned the shroud until 1980 but the Catholic Church now owns it. The Shroud has been kept in Turin since 1578, stored in a small chapel behind St. John the Baptist’s Cathedral.
The first thing you look at if you’ll ever see the Shroud is the head. The head is full of evidence that the Shroud could really be Jesus’. On the head there are some bloodstains that could have been caused by the crown of thorns that Jesus wore. The nail probably caused even the hole in his hand. Even on his chest there is a wound in his chest that is pretty similar to Jesus’.