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The translation and meaning of this verse are much debated. The napkin/face cloth in Greek is a soudarium, from the Latin sudarium, literally a "sweat rag", a piece of cloth used to wipe the sweat from one's brow. Most scholars believe it refers to a cloth wrapped around the head of the deceased, perhaps to keep the mouth from falling open.
The Sudarium of Oviedo, or Shroud of Oviedo, is a bloodstained piece of cloth measuring c. 84 x 53 cm (33 x 21 inches) kept in the Cámara Santa of the Cathedral of San Salvador, Oviedo, Spain. [1] The Sudarium ( Latin for sweat cloth ) is linked to a legend of a cloth that was wrapped around the head of Jesus Christ after he died as described ...
Veronica holding her veil, Hans Memling, c. 1470 The Veil of Veronica, or Sudarium (Latin for sweat-cloth), also known as the Vernicle and often called simply the Veronica, is a Christian relic consisting of a piece of cloth said to bear an image of the Holy Face of Jesus produced by other than human means (an acheiropoieton, "made without hand").
By RYAN GORMAN The face of Jesus Christ has been spotted in a Texas moth. Yvonne Esquilin, of Georgetown, sent a picture of the unusual moth to local television station KXAN last week after ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 March 2025. Cloth bearing the alleged image of Jesus Shroud of Turin The Shroud of Turin: modern photo of the face, positive (left), and digitally processed image (right) Material Linen Size 4.4 m × 1.1 m (14 ft 5 in × 3 ft 7 in) Present location Chapel of the Holy Shroud, Turin, Italy Period 13th to ...
The Sudarium of Oviedo is a bloodstained cloth, measuring 84 cm × 53 cm (33 in × 21 in), curated in the Cámara Santa of the Cathedral of San Salvador, Oviedo, Spain. [11] The Sudarium (Latin for "sweat cloth") is purportedly the cloth wrapped around the head of Jesus Christ after he died, noted in the Gospel of John (20:6–7). [12]
Pastor Johnny Ellison of Chatt Valley Church in Phenix City, Alabama agreed: “If the Pope, or any group, is trying to turn the baby Jesus into a metaphor for Palestinian resistance, then they ...
The Holy Face of Jesus is a title for specific images which some Catholics believe to be miraculously formed representations of the face of Jesus Christ. The image obtained from the Shroud of Turin is associated with a specific medal worn by some Roman Catholics and is also one of the Catholic devotions to Christ .