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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"). Various existing images have been claimed to ...
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 thought to be the cloth that was wrapped around the head of Jesus Christ after he died as described in John ...
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.
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 ...
Detectives took the Turin Shroud, believed to show Jesus' image, and created a photo-fit image from the material. They used a computer program to reverse the aging process.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 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 ...
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]
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 .