Was Jesus’ Crucified Body Wrapped in the Shroud of Turin? Newly Found Medieval Text Declares Relic a “Clear Fake”

Was Jesus’ Crucified Body Wrapped in the Shroud of Turin? Newly Found Medieval Text Declares Relic a “Clear Fake”

A leading Shroud of Turin scholar says the findings are “further historical evidence that even in the Middle Ages, they knew that the Shroud was not authentic.” Newly discovered medieval evidence provides fresh reason to question the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, the linen cloth long believed by many to have wrapped the body [...]

Historians Found a 600-Year-Old Document Declaring the Shroud of Turin a Fraud

The theologian Nicole Oresme wrote that the shroud was being passed off as authentic by deceptive clergymen.

Medieval Manuscript Adds More Proof That Shroud of Turin is Fake » Explorersweb

The Shroud of Turin is a length of linen cloth that believers argue is Jesus Christ's burial shroud. The fabric appears to show the faint image of a man and wounds sustained during crucifixion. Until recently, researchers believed that documents from Champagne in 1389–1390 were the earliest reference to the shroud. But a new publication by Nicolas Sarzeaud in the Journal of Medieval History examines a fresh source from decades earlier. Unexplain…