Shroud of Turin

Turin
The shroud is one of the most unique phenomena. On the linen canvas is an image of Jesus Christ, which is not a simple picture.

It is squeezed into the tissue with the help of energy unknown to science. Where did this fabric come from and why is it in Turin?

The exact documentary history of the Shroud of Turin begins with the XIV century. Prior to this period, studies, comparisons and assumptions of theologians suggest that the first mention of the Shroud may have existed since the fifth century, the period when the center of Christianity gradually passed from the Roman Empire to the bowels of Byzantium.

Presumably, the Shroud was transported to Europe from Byzantium by the Crusaders during the Crusades and falls on the territory of the Duchy of Savoy (the modern territory of Savoy in the southeast of France).

Changing hands, at a certain stage the Shroud (already well-known in Europe) becomes the property of the Savoy dynasty, is transported to Turin (the new capital of Savoy since 1563) and remains so until 1983, when the last crowned King of Savoy bequeaths it to the Vatican, on the condition that the Shroud forever remain in Turin.

From April 19 to June 24, 2015 in Turin is planned to show the Shroud. Many pilgrims will come to worship one of the most famous religious relics of Christendom. Worship of the Holy Shroud can be combined with visits to other places of religious worship in Turin and its surroundings.

In ancient times, Piedmont, near Turin, passed the Old French Road (Via Francigena), along which pilgrims from Canterbury and France went to the Holy Lands of Santiago de Compostela, Rome and Jerusalem.

On the stretch of this road on the territory of modern Piedmont in the abbeys and monasteries to this day there are preserved evidence of this Holy Way. All this is available for inspection and worship today.

In Turin, from the second half of the XVI century, after the transfer of the capital Savoi from Chambury to it, many religious orders flocked to found their churches here. These churches are now part of religious tourism in the city.

Turin has a museum of the Holy Shroud and a museum of the history of the diocese of Turin.

We invite you to visit Turin, worship the Holy Shroud, visit other places of religious worship, restore body and spirit and once again see the spiritual unity of the world.