medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
George FERZOCO wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>The programme also made the claim that the Veronica has been in Oviedo
>since the fifth century, and that a minute comparison of the main
>bloodstain thereon with the main one on Christ's head as it appears on
>the Shroud of Turin shows the two stains to have almost identical
>outlines. (It would make sense that the Verionica's stain be larger than
>the one on the Shroud, given its direct contact with the body.)
>
>This led to the hypothesis that the Shroud had to have existed from at
>least the same time as the Veronica, i.e. the fifth century.
It also made the claim that the body had been nailed to a cross through the
wrists and heels, which is not the way mediaeval artists normally depict
crucifixions.
Gordon
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