![]() ![]() It also includes original photographs of the Shroud of Turin as well as relics of Christ’s cross, blood, crown of thorns, a piece from the Shroud and other artifacts. The exhibition was recently on tour in Rome and Sergio plans to take it around the world. They hope to produce replicas of the original statue in four different materials, plaster, marble, bronze and wood to distribute to churches across the globe. He even used negative photographs of the Shroud, mathematical grids and transparent paper to more precisely identify the wounds and scourges this man suffered. Sergio first constructed an iron skeleton model and used virtual reconstruction with computer-aided design. This was to ensure the most accurate representation of the man from the Shroud. Three times Rodella was forced to demolish his model and rework it. The statue was constructed after more than 2 years of anatomical studies. The hole for the nails is not on the pulse, but on the hands.” “The man of the shroud had semi-paralysis. The construction of this statue has even helped historians obtain new information about the man from the Shroud of Turin. “I can say that for the first time everything practically matches between the Shroud of Turin and this statue.” Ivan Marsura, Director of the Museum of Popes, says many other previous models hypothesizing the possible man from the Shroud have been more artistic than scientific.Īccording to Ivan, this new statue supports centuries of studies, and also may help to understand if the Shroud is a fake or a real relic. ![]() According to tradition, the cloth contains the imprint of Christ’s body.Īfter studying and constructing a statue of the man from the Shroud, sculptor Sergio Rodella, wrapped a copy of the cloth around the model to see if it accurately matches in its depiction of the man. The Shroud of Turin is a centuries-old piece of cloth believed to have been used to wrap Christ body when placed in the tomb. The new statue shows the wounds of the man in the shroud who is believed to be Jesus Christ. However, this technology was not available before the 20th century. Scientists believe that the image on the Shroud of Turin, believed to be the funerary shroud of Jesus Christ, was created by an ultraviolet “flash of light”. It is believed to be the burial sheet of Jesus Christ. It is kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista in Turin, northern Italy, and is exhibited every 10 years. The Holy Shroud is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have suffered physical trauma in a manner consistent with the crucifixion.
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