Question: Who was the Bishop of Troyes who discovered the Turin Shroud?

Around 1389, Pierre dArcis—the bishop of Troyes, France—sent a report to Pope Clement VII claiming an artist had confessed to forging the shroud.

Where did they find the shroud of Jesus?

Shroud of Turin Shroud of Turin, also called Holy Shroud, Italian Santa Sindone, a length of linen that for centuries was purported to be the burial garment of Jesus Christ. It has been preserved since 1578 in the royal chapel of the cathedral of San Giovanni Battista in Turin, Italy.

Who took the first photograph of the shroud?

Secondo Pia Since the 17th century, it has been housed in a purpose-built chapel connected to Turins cathedral. The first photograph of the Shroud was made during its public display in 1898 by the amateur photographer Secondo Pia.

Where did the shroud came from?

The shroud first surfaced in medieval France. The earliest historical records of the Shroud of Turin place it in Lirey, France during the 1350s. A French knight named Geoffroi de Charny allegedly presented it to the dean of the church in Lirey as Jesus authentic burial shroud.

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