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On the Provenance of the Holy Shroud of Lirey/Turin: A Minor Suggestion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2006

ALAN FRIEDLANDER
Affiliation:
Department of History, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA

Abstract

This paper does not discuss the authenticity or antiquity of the Holy Shroud. It addresses the problem of its historical appearance in the 1350s and its antecedents, if any, before that date. It is suggested that the object owed its creation (if a replica) or its transmission into Europe (if genuinely a relic) to the efforts of members of the Franciscan order. It speculates particularly on the role of Spirituals of that order aligned with Fra Angelo Clareno and his associates. The conclusions do not assert but suggest the thesis, and advance it as a line of inquiry meriting further pursuit.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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