of the present Shroud as evidenced by the image without thumbs and by the distinctive Poker Holes. The Shroud was evidently an item of reverence some 70 years before the earliest date given by the

of an ancient image of Christ, the acheiropoieton ("not made by human hands") Mandylion of Edessa. He refutes the theory that the Mandylion still exists and is known as the Shroud of Turin.” The

FROM JERUSALEM TO EDESSA – THE SHROUD AND THE FAMILY OF JESUS My approach moves from the assumption that the Shroud of Turin and the image of Christ witnessed in year 410, at least, by Jacob of

arrive in Turin via the ancient city of Edessa and Constantinople It is a fascinating journey. The writer is Ian Wilson, author of the newly published book by Bantam of the same name. A centrepiece

wrong. We feel the early reports from Edessa and Constantinople of the existence of a long cloth which bore the image of Jesus on it are evidence that some kind of Shroud was revered long before the

have been referring to the discovery of the Shroud in Edessa, which in turn means that the image called the Mandylion was taken to be the burial cloth of Christ as early as the seventh century. Mark

are very similar to those of the TS body image. I. Wilson 1998) identified the TS, folded four times to show only the face, with the Mandylion, a cloth said to have received the miraculous imprint

There are two images of the Veronica - a painting on leather dating to the 16th century and an unusual portrayal on canvas glued on cardboard from the 19th century - and an interesting reproduction

photos), 345 Facial Image of Jesus, Miraculous Host, (photo), 411 Fatima, Cinematographic interpretation of, depicted as Chariot of Fire (photo), 404 Feudal Submission of Miribel Chateau, March

venerated both in Antioch, Edessa and Rome. Carlos Evaristo explained that this was what happened when these Veils were presented as being “Vera Iconae” (True Images) originating the name of the