Catholic Word of the Day: HOLY SHROUD, 06-21-10

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HOLY SHROUD

Relic of the winding sheet in which Christ was likely buried, and venerated in Turin, Italy. It is a strip of linen cloth, fourteen feet three inches long and three feet seven inches wide, bearing the front and back imprints of a human body. Tradition for its authenticity dates from the seventh century. Originally enshrined in France, it was transferred to Turin in 1578. It is kept in a richly decorated elaborate case behind the main altar. Recent analysis tends to verify the authenticity of this relic. The marks of the sweat and blood constitute a photographic phenomenon whose nature and preservation have not been explained naturally. An entire science, called sindonology (Latin sindo, shroud), has developed to study and draw theological implications from the Holy Shroud.

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**An entire science, called sindonology (Latin sindo, shroud), **

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Mass Salutation	Old Law	Nazarene
Subjectivism	Papal Coronation	Apostle
Subdiaconate	Mala Fide	Spiritual Espousals
Baptistery	Didache (Teaching of the twelve Apostles)	Aglipayanism
Tabernacle	Council of Trullo	Mortuarium
Repairing Scandal	Auriesville	New Law
Perfectae Caritatis	Violence	Tertian
Rule	Corpus Christi	Czestochowa
Solicitude	Evil Desire	Hexameron
Quadragesimo Anno	Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem	Latin Architecture
Apocalypse	Possessive Instinct	Alb
Cruelty to Animals	Cities of Refuge	Irregularity
Ordination of Women	Baptism, Matter and Form	Holy Shroud

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Mass Salutation	Old Law	Nazarene
Subjectivism	Papal Coronation	Apostle
Subdiaconate	Mala Fide	Spiritual Espousal
Baptistery	Didache (teachings of the 12 Apostles)	Aglipayanism
Tabernacle	Council of Trullo	Mortuarium
Repairing Scandal	Auriesville	New Law
Perfectae Caritatis	Violence	Tertian
Rule	Corpus Christi	Czestochowa
Solicitude	Evil Desire	Hexameron
Quadragesimo Anno	Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem	Latin Architecture
Apocalypse	Possesive Instinct	Alb
Cruelty to Animals	Cities of Refuge	Irregularity
Ordination of Women	Baptism, Matter and Form	Holy Shroud