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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.]]

[[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 presently kept in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, which contains the image of a [[crucifixion|crucified]] man<ref>[http://www.shroud.com/]</ref>, with many believing it to be the actual burial cloth of [[Jesus Christ]].  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 presently kept in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, which contains the image of a [[crucifixion|crucified]] man<ref>[http://www.shroud.com/]</ref>, with many believing it to be the actual burial cloth of [[Jesus Christ]].   

 

There is overwhelming forensic evidence on the Shroud indicating that it is the image of man who was both scourged and crucified, yet (as described in the Bible) without the breaking of the victim's leg as commonly done as part of the punishment.<ref name="Forensics">http://www.shroudstory.com/forensics.htm</ref> The bloodstains on the Shroud were formed before the image was made.  The image is scientifically precise in a way unknown to any medieval forgers: the thumbs are not visible because the nails were through the wrist, not through the hands as mistakenly thought until the 20th century.<ref name="Forensics"/>

Scientists have devoted years of work in analyzing the Shroud.  Several of these scientists who have studied the Shroud converted to [[Christianity]] as a result.<ref>[http://www.shroud.com/mrinobnf.pdf]</ref>

Scientists have devoted years of work in analyzing the Shroud.  Several of these scientists who have studied the Shroud converted to [[Christianity]] as a result.<ref>[http://www.shroud.com/mrinobnf.pdf]</ref>

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