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Shroud of Turin

American  

noun

  1. a linen cloth kept in the Cathedral of Turin, Italy, since the late 1500s that bears a faint life-size human image venerated by some as the imprint of the dead body of Jesus.


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He explained that he didn't know if it — the Shroud of Turin — was real or not, but he felt the power of faith and belief in its presence.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

The Museum of the Bible will open a major exhibit on the Shroud of Turin on Saturday, but its top curator says the genuineness of the alleged burial cloth of Jesus isn’t the point.

From Washington Times • Feb. 24, 2022

I once went so long without changing my sheets — let alone making my bed — that I created my own Shroud of Turin.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2021

On Saturday, the archbishop of Turin, Cesare Nosiglia, responded to calls for spiritual solace in these unprecedented days by announcing plans for an extraordinary showing of the Shroud of Turin on the day before Easter.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2020

The new special “The Face of Jesus Uncovered?” reexamines the much-examined holy relic known as the Shroud of Turin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2017

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