Magnificat March-April 2022
SPECIAL EDITION!
Mystery of Death and Life: THE HOLY SHROUD OF TURIN
History of the Holy Shroud
The Scientific Study of the Holy Shroud
The Passion of Christ according to the Holy Shroud of Turin
Mystery of Death and Life: The Shroud of Turin . Page 59
History of the Holy Shroud …60
– The Holy Shroud in the Gospel – Several centuries of silence – An image “not made by human hands” – The Shroud leaves Edessa – Arrival in Constantinople – The Holy Shroud and the Crusaders – From Athens to Besançon – A real one and a false one – After Besançon, Lirey – The Holy Shroud exposed and disputed – The nomadic Shroud – From Chambéry to Turin
Supplements: The Mandylion of Edessa and the Shroud of Turin, one and the same thing? (page 64) – The Iconography of Christ (p. 67) – The Popes and the Holy Shroud (p. 78)
The Scientific Study of the Holy Shroud …79
– What is the Shroud? – The Image on the Shroud – The photograph that started it all – The most highly studied object in the world – The scientific discoveries: Blood on the Shroud – Three-dimensionality – The Coins – The Pollens – The big question: How was the image formed? – The hypothesis of forgery – Disappearance of the body – Singularity of the object – Who is the Man of the Shroud? – A sign of contradiction...
Supplements: Shroud of Oviedo, Tunic of Argenteuil and Miracle of Lanciano (page 83) – The Pray Codex (p. 88) – Carbon 14 dating (p. 91)
The Passion of Christ according to the Holy Shroud of Turin …93
– Not My Will but Thine be done! – Who struck Thee? – Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged first. – Then they braided a crown of thorns... – Jesus, carrying His Cross, went to a place called Calvary. – Then they crucified Him... – There came out water and blood. – The message of infinite love contained in the Holy Shroud
Supplements: Portrait of the Man of Sorrows (page 92) – Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (p. 95) – The Holy Shroud, concrete witness of the Passion (p. 106)