Jackson said in the better images – made possible by advancing technology – one can detect where a crown of thorns was placed, and marks left behind from the wound in his side, and wounds in his wrist and foot. Secondo Pia, an Italian lawyer and amateur photographer, is known for taking the first photographs of the Shroud of Turin. The body image can be more easily seen in some enhanced photos and other representations of the shroud than in others. Courtesy photo.Īccording to Jackson, scientists, scholars and religious authorities try to account for several things seen in the Shroud, namely the image of what many believe to be the crucified Christ. It’s a transformative object as it touched a living being who, in the central event of Christianity, “reached eternal existence beyond the grave.”Ī timeline display at Immersive Planet’s Shroud of Turin touring exposition in San Antonio in 2014. He explained that in a secular culture where the constant fear of one’s mortality is part of human nature, the shroud for believers is a more than a relic. “If this is the burial cloth of Jesus, then it would be his resurrection cloth, too,” Jackson said. The touring exhibit does have a tiny piece of the shroud, which was sealed by Pope Benedict XIV in the 18th century. The Shroud was put on rare display for public viewing in April. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, its home since 1578. The actual 14-foot-long rectangular strip of linen is housed at the Cathedral of St. “Not just the Shroud itself, but many of the objects that come with it, we are very lucky to see them,” Garrigo added. Jackson here,” said Jose Juan Garrigo, CEO of Immersive Planet, the for-profit company behind the Shroud of Turin expo that’s currently in the second of a 70-U.S. “It’s been a personal endeavor to bring the expo here and to bring Dr. Organizers with the Shroud of Turin expo, currently on extended showing at 416 Dolorosa St., sent the invite to Jackson with hopes that locals – believers, skeptics and everyone in between – could learn more about the decades-long research effort. Founder of the Turin Shroud Center of Colorado, Jackson was invited to come to San Antonio, his first visit to the city, to discuss his continuing research. Air Force, Jackson led the Shroud of Turin Research Project, a team of different specialists that conducted tests and analyzed the Shroud over a five-day period in 1978. John Jackson of the Shroud of Turin Research Project.Īrmed with a doctorate in physics and experienced in working with the U.S.
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