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[[image:Shroud of Turin face.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Negative image of the face of the Shroud; the photographic qualities of the Shroud were unknown until 1898.]]

The '''Shroud of Turin''' is a long cloth that contains the image of an apparently [[crucifixion|crucified]] man who had also been scourged and crowned with thorns.<ref>http://www.shroud.com/</ref>  Many believe it was the burial cloth for [[Jesus]].  It has been the source of intense scientific controversy and there have many modern attempts to prove or disprove its authenticity.  It was owned and maintained by families in [[Italy]] for centuries and given only in the late 20th century to the [[Roman Catholic Church]], which has never taken a position for or against its authenticity.

The '''Shroud of Turin''' is a long cloth that contains the image of an apparently [[crucifixion|crucified]] man who had also been scourged and crowned with thorns.<ref>http://www.shroud.com/</ref>  Many believe it was the burial cloth for [[Jesus]].  It has been the source of intense scientific controversy and there have many modern attempts to prove or disprove its authenticity.  It was owned and maintained by families in [[Italy]] for centuries and given only in the late 20th century to the [[Roman Catholic Church]], which has never taken a position for or against its authenticity.