THE SHROUD

The Gospel says, "so they took Jesus ' body and particular its swaddling clothes with fragrances, as commonly executed Jews".

In 1204, during the 4th crusade, the Crusaders captured Constantine and Paul, in connection with the event chronicler Rober de Clary said that a Frenchman by the name of Otto de la Roche took as a trophy piece of linen cloth. This shroud size 1.1 x 4.36 m was notable because bore the fingerprints of blood and sweat. If you look closely you can see the outlines of the human body. She was first in France and then came to Turin.

Claim that the shroud was in Jerusalem to V or VI century. Tradition says that this is precisely the linen shroud, which Joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Christ.

In 1889, the interest in the legendary piece of flax broke out with renewed vigor. Technological progress has allowed to photograph the Shroud for the first time, finally. And the result was astounding: a photographic negative, changing black and white scenes, it became clear seen face.

This sensational photograph rushed study specialists from all over the world. Critics have noticed that the image on the negative looks absolutely natural and anatomically correct, because, like every living person, left and right sides of a person were in this image are not the same. It is known that the painters of the middle ages did not pay attention to these subtle differences. The artists have tried to prove that no Wizard, even if the model is not able to accurately re-create the mind of negative human face and play it in the portrait.

Thus, Found the shroud can no longer be considered forgery: it really was an imprint of a human face. Even art historians, initially told her authenticity, have now agreed that the portrait on it not to deliberately portray as negative. It's just nobody.

After this exciting discovery scientists too often shroud. Many eminent experts in different fields have begun to research. Decades of experiments and explorations have yielded impressive results.

Print on canvas shows traces of tumors on the face. It is possible that it is. In addition, there are clearly places where hammered nails-they discovered and studied by Dr. V Barbe in Paris. Traces of blood on it as discharged, while the victim was still alive and after his death from wounds on the chest and feet.

What period is this famous shroud? The manner in which it carries, determines the time of its occurrence period of several decades after the start of a new era; more precise dating is difficult. However, the date can be specified by using the sensitive Geiger counters. Then error will be narrowed to a few years at least, you can determine when grown flax, from which is woven the robe.