The Shroud of Turin by Barbora Misakova

Jesus Christ as a son of God was always mysterious. But from the day when Dan Brown published his Da Vinci Code Jesus became even more controversial than the shroud of Turin, he was supposedly wrapped in after his death. But Christians are not interested in polemics. The Jesus is a Messiah and Shroud of Turin is sacred relic. Many of pilgrims now have unique opportunity to see it, as it went on public display Saturday for the first time in a decade. Some two of million people are expected to come to the northern Italian city of Turin which will be one of the most controlled cities in the world. Area of Turin cathedral is cordoned off and about 4,000 volunteers were pressed ! into service. The Shroud of Turin is known as burial cloth of Jesus Christ. This 4.4 by 1.1 meters cloth is said to have been imprinted with an image of his body, notably his face. Shroud was discovered in the mid-14th century in the French city of Troyes and painstakingly restored in 2002. Mysteriousness of the shroud lies in the fact that no one has come up with a scientific explanation for the image on it. Normally visitors can only view a lifesize reproduction of relic what can lead to another doubts. While some of them are coming to worship relic and pray, the others have their doubts about its authenticity. The fact the Vatican has never pronounced on its authenticity is also leading to questioning it round and round.

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by Barbora Misakova
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