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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").
The Veil of Veronica (Latin: Sudarium, 'sweat-cloth'), often called simply "The Veronica" and known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face (but not to be confused with the carved crucifix the Volto Santo of Lucca), is a Christian relic of a piece of cloth which, according to tradition, bears the image of Jesus' face. Various existing images ...
The Manoppello Image is a piece of linen cloth depicting the face of Jesus Christ (17.5 cm wide and 24 cm high) that is stored in a church in the village of Manoppello, Italy. The church, known as Santuario del Volto Santo, is part of a monastery belonging to Capuchin friars. There have been claims that the cloth is the Veil of Veronica.
British scientists using forensic anthropology, similar to how police solve crimes, have stitched together what they say is probably most accurate image of Jesus Christ's real face, and he's not ...
The Roman Catholic Church has approved the image's use in association with the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus and some believe it to be the very cloth that covered Jesus at burial. However, the shroud's linen has been carbon dated , placing its origin in the 13th or early 14th century CE. [ 17 ]
[5] [6] According to Christian tradition, Sindon cloth was used to shroud the body of Jesus. [7]: 509 The Shroud of Turin, which is purported to be Jesus's burial shroud, is a rectangular piece of sindon fabric that measures approximately 4.36 metres (14.3 ft) in length and 1.1 metres (3 ft 7 in) in width. It displays a faint, sepia-toned image ...
A man in Scotland claims to have seen the face of Jesus at Ikea. 33-year-old Dave Simons was shopping at an Ikea furniture store in Scotland when he noticed a familiar face looking at him.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 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 ...