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Duomo di Torino/Cappella della Sacra Sindone

  • July 11, 2001
  • Rated 4 of 5 by lyss710 from Cincinnati, Ohio
Duomo di Torino/Cappella della Sacra Sindone

This church houses the famed Shroud of Turin, the cloth that Christ was supposedly buried in. Whether or not this is a religious relic to you, if you happen to be in Turin when the shroud is being displayed, it is worth a look. It was last shown in 2000 for the Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church. Before that it was shown in spring of 1998, and before that it was back in the 1960s or 1970s! I arrived in Turin during the last week of its showing in 1998, and had the opportunity to see it. The shroud itself is relatively small, and is protected behind plexiglass. I know that carbon dating has said that this likely isn't Christ's burial cloth, but it's a sight to see nonetheless. The mix of people viewing it was amazing. There was a group of school kids on a field trip, lots of older Italian ladies, and people from many different countries who made a pilgramage to see the shroud. I don't know when the next showing will be, as they just showed it for the 2000 Jubilee. Perhaps in 2006 when the winter Olympics come to Turin?

From journal Two months in Torino

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