A group of Italian researchers refuted the claim that the Shroud of Turin was a medieval forgery. According to Christian tradition, the Shroud of Turin is the death shroud of Jesus Christ.

A group of Italian researchers confirmed experimentally that the Shroud of Turin dates back to ancient times, reports Breitbart . The discovery may even lead to a scientific paradigm shift in relation to the research work related to the shroud - which tradition holds that the imprint of the crucified Jesus Christ can be seen on it.

since the radiocarbon examination in 1988, the claim that it was merely a medieval forgery persisted for a long time.

The Shroud of Turin - identified by tradition as the Shroud of Jesus Christ - was first shown to the public in the 1350s. Its authenticity was unquestioned until the 1980s, when a research team came to the conclusion, through C-14 radiocarbon dating, that the shroud could have been made in the Middle Ages. The research team led by Liberato De Caro managed to disprove this now, when a new type of X-ray machine test proved that the Shroud of Turin could have been woven in ancient times and dates from the time of Jesus' life.

The methodological differences used by the then and now research groups examining the shroud to authenticate ancient materials also clearly illustrate the pace of technological change. For the current investigation, the Italian researchers worked with a new type of X-ray machine, which proved to be more accurate than the radiocarbon dating used in the 1980s.

The origin of the Shroud has long been debated, and despite breakthrough findings by Italian researchers, it is unlikely to end. However, critics find it increasingly difficult to explain the origin of the shawl, which we now know

It was produced in the Middle East during Jesus' lifetime and contains bloodstains that correspond to the passion narrative in the Bible.

The canvas has been kept in the Royal Chapel of the Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista in Turin, Italy since 1578.

Source: hirado.hu

Cover image: Illustration / Parish priest Gyula Berkes presents an authentic copy of the Shroud of Turin at a press conference in the St. Kamillus Church in Győr-Nádorváros. The original of the Catholic church relic, considered to be the shroud of Jesus, is preserved in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin.
MTI Photo: Károly Matusz