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Posted on 04/02/2017 3:27:35 PM PDT by NYer
(MURCIA, Spain) – A new scientific study conducted by researchers at the Catholic University of Murcia in Spain has confirmed that the Shroud of Turin and the Shroud of Oviedo were wrapped around the same person, following up on previously unpublished medical and forensic research. Furthermore, the study has identified a spear wound made in the corpse, which according to the study’s authors “agrees with what is reflected in the Gospel of Saint John.”
The study, led by forensic medical researcher Dr. Alfonso Sánchez Hermosilla, took up the lead of previous research from the same university which had identified a pollen grain on the Oviedo Shroud. This grain, upon examination, was confirmed to belong to the plant Helichrysum Sp., material from which had previously been discovered on the Shroud of Turin. While developing this line of investigation, the research team made an exciting new discovery: the existence of a previously unknown spear incision.
“The bloodstains … have always been there, but no one had studied them,” said Sánchez Hermosilla. “Previously they had been attributed to marks caused by flogging wounds.” The wound was determined to have been made after death, while the corpse was in a standing position, passing between two ribs near the spine in an upwards direction. The forensic team were further able to declare that the wound had been made by “someone with experience,” because the blade had not scored the rib bones in its passing. A Roman soldier tasked to execution detail would plausibly have had this skill.
This story translated from the original Spanish by Pewsitter with the aid of Google Translate. To read the full story, click here.
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More fascinating info on the Shroud.
During this Lenten season we are reminded of Who the Major Actor is and of His incredible suffering. We get excited because of the discovery of an heretofore unknown spear wound and mention it as just another minor event.
Lord have mercy on us more so than we had on You.
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Lenten blessings, to be sure.
New study links the Sudarium of Oviedo with the Shroud of Turin, finding pollen that matches pollen previously found on the Shroud.
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WOW! Another blessing for those who believe; another invitation to those who don’t.
Wonderful! Validation!
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