Before that it was, according to an account by Antoninus of Piacenza, hidden in a cave near the monastery of St. On the other hand, the Sudarium-which has been in the possession of the Knights Templar, the Moors, El Cid, saints and bishops-is known to have been in Spain since 631 A.D.Notorious carbon dating of the Shroud of Turin placed its date of origin in the 1300s, meaning that-if this controversial reading were correct-it would be nothing more than a pious forgery.Unlike the Shroud (called a “sindon” in New Testament Greek), it has never been missing, so there’s no question regarding its ancient origin. The history of the Sudarium supports the Shroud’s authenticity The Sudarium has assumed importance in recent years for two reasons: 14), and on the octave of the feast (Sept. The Sudarium is now housed in a reliquary with a Romanesque metal frontal, and is displayed for the public in Oviedo three times each year: on Good Friday, on the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross (Sept. 840, King Alfonso II of Asturias erected a chapel to protect the Sudarium, which was enshrined in an elaborate reliquary chest called the Arca Santa. ![]() It was preserved from the time of the crucifixion in a reliquary however, the two linens were separated-eventually being carried to other countries. The Sudarium made its way to the town of Oviedo, in north-central Spain, where it has been venerated for centuries. In A.D. This small linen napkin, measuring approximately 2¾ feet by 1¾ feet, is called the Sudarium (Latin for “face cloth”). It was Jewish custom at the time of Jesus’ burial to first clean and cover the face, as a sign of respect and compassion for the family. Mourners would then cover the body with fragrant herbs and wrap it in a shroud, or burial cloth. When Jesus rose from the dead, it is believed, he set aside the face cloth before emerging from the tomb. But what about this “face cloth” that was rolled up in a separate place? The “linen wrappings”-well, that’s the shroud, what has become known as the Shroud of Turin. Veronica’s gesture of approaching Jesus to wipe his face, as she could have done to a brother, a relative, is an example of mercy for all of us.“And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb and he saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.” ( John 20:6-7) But there is no reliable information about it, and it really could have been just one woman among many, moved to compassion in the face of the suffering of an innocent man who was dragged to death, to the point of making his way among his tormentors to give him a last moment of tenderness and mercy. Veronica would therefore have been one of the disciples of Jesus, one of the many women who followed him and the Apostles, to listen to the Word and embrace its message of salvation. Then Jesus said to her: “Your faith has saved you, go in peace”. The woman, aware that her evil made her unclean in the eyes of God and men, tried to touch Jesus without being noticed, touching his cloak, but He turned, asked who had touched him, and the trembling woman stepped forward, explaining her gesture and announcing that she was healed. The Gospel episode tells of a woman suffering from an endless haemorrhage that touched Jesus, while Jesus went to the home of Jairus to heal her sick daughter. The reference is to the Veil of Veronica. ![]() However, in time Bernice was altered in Veronica, to adapt it to the ecclesiastical form true icon, “true image”. ![]() The name Veronica derives from the Latin form of this name, namely Bernice, which retains the meaning of “bearer of victory” or “she who leads to victory”. In fact, Veronica is nothing more than the Latin translation of the Greek name Pherenike or Berenike, whose meaning is fere nike, “that brings victory”. The confusion would arise from the fact that the names of the two women have the same etymology. The episode is mentioned in the synoptic Gospels (Matthew 9,20-22 Mark 5,25-34 Luke 8,43-48). It is Berenice, better known as the bleeding woman, a woman whom Christ healed from endless bleeding. Veronica is often confused with another female figure mentioned in the Gospels. Later the relic was inserted by Pope Urban VIII in one of the four chapels in the pillars that support the dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica.
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