Almost 600,000 Bookings for Turin Shroud

ANSA ^ | 2/3/15

[marshmallow]

(ANSA) - Turin, February 3 - Almost 600,000 bookings have been made to see the mysterious Shroud of Turin, reputed to bear the image of Christ, when it opens for public viewing in the spring, officials said Tuesday.

The showing, from April 19 to June 24, will be part of a larger program that will include a restored painting of the Lamentation by Renaissance master Fra Angelico, city and church officials.

Further bookings are possible via the Internet, they said.

The Shroud, which is rarely seen by the public, will be displayed in the Chapel of the Shroud in the crypt beneath the Turin's most important cathedral. Pope Francis has said that he will visit the shroud on June 21.

The city and Diocese of Turin are preparing for inflows of guests by training some 4,500 volunteers to work with visitors. The Angelico painting of Christ following his deposition from the cross and the Shroud itself are clearly linked in theme, said the Archbishop of Turin, Monsignor Cesare Nosiglia. "There is no direct relationship, obviously, between a painting and the image of the cloth," said Nosiglia. "But the one and the other remind us strongly," of the passion of Christ, he said.

In March 2013, soon after he took office, Pope Francis was involved in a broadcast event that showed rare images of the mysterious holy relic to TV viewers. Francis delivered the opening message in that unusual event on state broadcaster RAI, which marked only the second time the Church has permitted the Shroud to be filmed and broadcast.

[skams19]

Ah, One of my favorite late night documentaries to watch whenever it appears on Discovery or The History Channel.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Saw the Shroud in 1978, was a great experience!

[Ditter]

Mary Magdellen,s toe is on display in the basement of an ancient cathedral in central France. It looked like a toe, it could have been something else or from another person. I wonder if the rest of her toes/fingers/ears are on display somewhere else.

[Alex Murphy]

Almost 600,000 bookings have been made to see the mysterious Shroud of Turin, reputed to bear the image of Christ, when it opens for public viewing in the spring, officials said Tuesday. The showing, from April 19 to June 24, will be part of a larger program that will include a restored painting of the Lamentation by Renaissance master Fra Angelico, city and church officials. Further bookings are possible via the Internet, they said.

How many booking have been made for the "Second Shroud" aka "Veronica's Veil"?

[Alex Murphy]

Mary Magdellen,s toe is on display in the basement of an ancient cathedral in central France. It looked like a toe, it could have been something else or from another person.

Perhaps it wasn't a toe at all. It could have been one of Megan Fox's thumbs.

[a fool in paradise]

How many of them plan to take a selfie with it?

[RnMomof7]

:>)

[Ditter]

right it could have been anything. If it was her toe, it is safe to say she had not had a mani/petti in like, forever. ; )

[Gumdrop]

I certainly hope that Italy is prepared to protect this treasured icon from Islamic lunatics.

[SunkenCiv]

They’ll try, but all the images will be backwards. ;’)

[Swordmaker]

Shroud of Turin exposition PING

If you want on or off the Shroud Ping List, Freepmail me.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[maine-iac7]

1978?

Were you with the STURPA crew?

[Empireoftheatom48]

No but we saw them setting up as we walked by the Cathedral after dinner!

[Melian]

What a dream it would be to see it.