The 700 -year -old medieval document is the oldest written proof to affirm that the Turin shroud is false
Turin’s shroud is one of the most controversial religious objects on earth. Affirmed to be the piece of linen in which Jesus was wrapped after the crucifixion, historians, the faithful, the scientists, etc., challenged the authenticity of the shroud. And a new study, published in the Journal of medieval historyPresents an old document that rejects the famous fabric as a false.
The document, part of a treaty that Nicole Oresme wrote in the 14th century, is an important discovery because it is now the oldest known official rejection of the authenticity of the shroud by a very respected member of the company.
“This new discovery of the conclusion of Oresme is particularly important because it confirms that at the time of its composition, probably in the 1370s, that a shroud had been fraudulently presented as authentic in Ready. Nicolotti in a press release. “Oresme’s opinion is very important because it comes from a person who was not personally involved in the dispute – and therefore had no interest in supporting his own position.”
The oldest written rejection of the turin shroud
Turin shroud is a 14 -foot linen fabric with a slight imprint of the front and back of a naked man. Although dating to the radiocarbon, among other scientific surveys, is in conclusion with the conclusion of the creation of the shroud in the 13th or 14th century, many always believe that it is the fabric that contained the body of Jesus after its crucifixion.
Before finding the treaty of Oresme, the oldest written story known to the inauthenticity of the shroud was by the bishop of Troyes in 1389. In the bishop of the story of Troyes, he called the shroud a fraud and also points to a previous account that he had read which returned the same thing.
This previous account was probably the now discovered treaty of Oresme. Writer influence subjects such as economics, mathematics, physics, astronomy and philosophy, Oresme would later become the bishop of Lisieux in France. It was also well known for trying to provide rational explanations to suspicious miracles and other religious phenomena.
“What makes Oresme ‘writing stands out is his attempt to provide rational explanations for unexplained phenomena, rather than interpreting them as divine or demonic. The philosopher has even evaluated witnesses according to factors such as their reliability, and also warned against rumor,” said the main author Nicolas Sarzeaud in the press release.
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Draw the turin shroud in medieval times
In addition to the identification of the Oresme document as the oldest written rejection of the Turin shroud, the new study also provides new information on the fate of the shroud in the 14th century.
Before it was associated with Turin, the shroud was known as the shroud of Lirey, because it is the French village where it was housed for a large part of the medieval period. Oresme would have first encountered the shroud here and carried out his assessment.
The shroud was removed from Lirey around 1355 in order of the bishop of Troyes who was convinced that the article was false after numerous investigations on his authenticity, one of which was probably Oresme.
Pope Clément VII in 1389 officially announced that the shroud was like a false, but he is still exposed today in the cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Italy and many continue to believe that it is the authentic buried fabric of Jesus of Nazareth.
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