by Magis Center | Apr 15, 2020 | Shroud of Turin
On Holy Saturday, the Archdiocese of Turin livestreamed a veneration of the Shroud of Turin. Turin Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia said he organized the livestream in response to thousands of requests from “elderly and adults and young people, healthy and sick, who ask[ed]...
by Magis Center | May 28, 2019 | Science, Reason & Faith, Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin is a burial shroud of linen cloth, woven in a 3:1 herringbone pattern. Measuring 14 feet 3 inches in length and 3 feet 7 inches in width, it is a single piece of cloth bearing a front and back image of a crucified man. The Shroud has been venerated...
by Magis Center | May 27, 2019 | Science, Reason & Faith, Shroud of Turin, The Reality of Jesus
The image on the Shroud of Turin continues to perplex the world. With no other artifact like it, there is no definitive explanation of how this anatomically perfect image came into existence. There are five puzzling enigmas regarding the image on the Shroud (please...
by Magis Center | May 25, 2019 | Science, Reason & Faith, Shroud of Turin
Well documented historical records are an elusive component of ancient manuscripts and artifacts. Provenance is a historian’s “best guess.” There are three lines of “undocumented” evidence tracing the probable journey of the Shroud from Jerusalem to Edessa, Turkey...
by Magis Center | May 22, 2019 | Science, Reason & Faith, Shroud of Turin, The Reality of Jesus
The Shroud of Turin, or the burial cloth of Jesus, first appeared in 1349 in historical documents associated with the 14th century French crusader, Geoffrey de Charnay.Geoffrey de Charnay was married to Jeanne de Vergy, a 5th generation descendent of Othon de la Roche...
by Magis Center | May 20, 2019 | Science, Reason & Faith, Shroud of Turin, The Reality of Jesus
According to 3 tests carried out by Dr. Giulio Fanti in 2013, the Shroud of Turin is between 1,802 and 2,302 years old. Dr. Fanti’s tests were corroborated by the Universities of Padua, Bologna, Modena, Udine, Parma and London. The controversial 1989 Carbon 14 test...
