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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shroud of Turin canonical | 10 |
| Holy Shroud | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T395604 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shroud of Turin Context triple: [Joe Nickell, hasWrittenOn, Shroud of Turin]
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A.
Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant is the sacred gold-covered chest described in the Hebrew Bible as containing the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments and symbolizing God's presence with the Israelites.
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B.
Burial of Jesus
The Burial of Jesus refers to the New Testament account of Jesus’ body being placed in a tomb by Joseph of Arimathea after his crucifixion, an event central to Christian beliefs about his death and resurrection.
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C.
Cross of Burgundy
The Cross of Burgundy is a historic Spanish emblem featuring a red, ragged diagonal cross, long used by the Habsburgs and other Catholic monarchies as a dynastic and military symbol.
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D.
Seal of Solomon
The Seal of Solomon is a legendary symbol, often depicted as an interlaced hexagram or pentagram, believed in various traditions to grant King Solomon authority over demons, spirits, and the natural world.
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E.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shroud of Turin Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant is the sacred gold-covered chest described in the Hebrew Bible as containing the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments and symbolizing God's presence with the Israelites.
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B.
Burial of Jesus
The Burial of Jesus refers to the New Testament account of Jesus’ body being placed in a tomb by Joseph of Arimathea after his crucifixion, an event central to Christian beliefs about his death and resurrection.
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C.
Cross of Burgundy
The Cross of Burgundy is a historic Spanish emblem featuring a red, ragged diagonal cross, long used by the Habsburgs and other Catholic monarchies as a dynastic and military symbol.
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D.
Seal of Solomon
The Seal of Solomon is a legendary symbol, often depicted as an interlaced hexagram or pentagram, believed in various traditions to grant King Solomon authority over demons, spirits, and the natural world.
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E.
Pyrgi Tablets
The Pyrgi Tablets are a set of ancient gold inscriptions from the 5th century BCE bearing parallel texts in Etruscan and Phoenician, making them a key source for understanding the Etruscan language and its cultural contacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford University
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shroud of Turin Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Holy Shroud
subject surface form:
Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
subject surface form:
Shroud of Turin Research Project
subject surface form:
Lirey