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What is the Shroud of Turin and why is there so much controversy around it?

  • Written by Eric Vanden Eykel, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Ferrum College
imageAn image of the Shroud of Turin, which purports to show the face of Jesus.Pierre Perrin/Sygma via Getty Images

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, houses a fascinating artifact: a massive cloth shroud that bears the shadowy image of a man who appears to have been crucified. Millions of Christians around the world believe that...

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