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Shroud of Turin Not a Medieval Forgery, According to New Book
A scientific analysis has yielded a new age for the Shroud of Turin, contradicting claims that the relic is a fake.
Shroud of Turin: The Work of a Renaissance Artist?
A historian has put forth a new theory about the Shroud of Turin, suggesting it was painted by the Renaissance master Giotto and based on Jesus’ actual burial cloth.













