Shroud of Turin
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The Shroud of Turin is a centuries-old linen cloth bearing the faint image of a crucified man that many believe to be Jesus of Nazareth, making it one of the most studied and controversial religious relics in the world.
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian relic
→
acheiropoieta-associated object → linen cloth → religious relic → |
| associatedFamily | House of Savoy → |
| associatedWith |
Jesus Christ
→
surface form:
Jesus of Nazareth
|
| color | yellowish linen → |
| conservationConcern |
environmental contamination
→
light exposure → |
| controversy |
authenticity as burial cloth of Jesus
→
origin of the image → reliability of 1988 radiocarbon dating → |
| custodian | Archdiocese of Turin → |
| damagedBy | 1532 fire in Chambéry → |
| dateClaimedByTradition | 1st century CE → |
| dateSuggestedByRadiocarbon | between 1260 and 1390 CE → |
| firstCertainHistoricalLocation | Lirey, France → |
| firstCertainHistoricalRecord | mid-14th century → |
| hasDigitalRepresentation |
3D relief reconstructions
→
high-resolution photographs → |
| hasFeature |
apparent crown-of-thorns head wounds
→
apparent nail wounds in wrists and feet → apparent spear wound in side → bloodstain-like markings → burn marks from fire → faint sepia-toned image → patches and repairs → poker holes → scourge-like marks on back → water stains → wounds consistent with crucifixion → |
| iconographyInfluence | Christian art of the face of Jesus → |
| imageDepicts |
crucified man
→
front and back of a human body → |
| keptIn | royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist → |
| legalOwner | Holy See → |
| length | approximately 4.4 meters → |
| locatedIn |
Italy
→
Piedmont → Turin → |
| location |
Turin Cathedral
→
surface form:
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Turin
|
| majorExamination | 1978 STURP examination → |
| material | linen → |
| notableExposition |
2010 public exposition
→
2015 public exposition → Jubilee Year 2000 exposition → |
| orientation | body image aligned lengthwise → |
| papalVeneration |
Pope Benedict XVI
→
Pope Francis → Pope John Paul II → |
| publicDisplay | occasional public expositions → |
| radiocarbonDatingLaboratories |
ETH Zurich
→
Oxford University NERFINISHED → University of Arizona → |
| radiocarbonDatingPerformed | 1988 → |
| religion | Christianity → |
| repairedBy |
Poor Clares
→
surface form:
Poor Clare nuns
|
| repairedIn | 1534 → |
| scientificStudy | Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) → |
| storedIn | climate-controlled case → |
| studiedBy |
art historians
→
forensic experts → historians → scientists → theologians → |
| transferredToTurin | 1578 → |
| veneratedBy |
Roman Catholicism
→
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| width | approximately 1.1 meters → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.