Display the shroud of Turin at the Italian church

The linen cloth is said to be shrouded in the body of Jesus and preserved his image while alive, first displayed after five years of interruption in the Turin church in northern Italy.

Turin shroud

According to the AP, the shroud was displayed from April 19 to June 24. Turin mayor said more than one million people have booked tickets online to visit the cloth. The last time the cloth was on display was in 2010, attracting more than 2.5 million visitors.

People went to see the shroud at Turin church.(Photo: AP)

Cesare Nosiglia, archbishop of Turin, thinks that people of all religions will come to see the cloth this time.

"Even non-religious people will come," he said. "This is an opportunity to bring people together, opposing the ongoing violence around the world. This is an opportunity for us to know how to build a world without violence, full of love."

The cloth is preserved in moisture-proof glass . The surface of the fabric is made of fish bone pattern, popular decorative motifs of the era of Jesus. The cloth was supposed to wrap his body after being crucified.

However, until now, the exact date of the fabric is still controversial in the scientific and religious circles .

In 1988, researchers from three universities published test results using radioactive isotope C14, showing that the fabric was made around 1260-1390, more than 1,000 years after Jesus Christ. crucified.

A decade later, the archbishop of Anastasio Alberto Ballestro of Turin said the result was a conspiracy to discredit the Roman Catholic Church. In 1998, Pope John Paul II called for more research and analysis of the fabric.

Despite the fabric controversy, many people still believe that cloth plays an important spiritual role.

"I believe that is true. I trust from the bottom of my heart," said Marco Mazzoni, an Italian who plans to see the cloth in May. "It represents the pain of Jesus, and his sacrifice for all."