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Turin, Italy, Jul 14, 2017 \/ 02:30 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- New research indicates that the Shroud of Turin shows signs of blood from a torture victim, and undermines arguments that the reputed burial shroud of Jesus Christ was painted.<\/p>\n

Very small particles attached to the linen fibers of the shroud \u201chave recorded a scenario of great suffering, whose victim was wrapped up in the funeral cloth,\u201d said Elvio Carlino, a researcher at the Institute of Crystallography.<\/p>\n

These particles, called \u201cnanoparticles,\u201d had a \u201cpeculiar structure, size and distribution,\u201d said University of Padua professor Giulio Fanti.<\/p>\n

And the nanoparticles are not typical of the blood of a healthy person. Rather, they show high levels of substances called creatinine and ferritin, found in patients who suffer forceful multiple traumas like torture.<\/p>\n

\u201cHence, the presence of these biological nanoparticles found during our experiments point to a violent death for the man wrapped in the Turin Shroud,\u201d Fanti said.<\/p>\n

The shroud\u2019s latest researchers published their findings and measurements in the U.S. open-access peer-reviewed journal PlosOne, in an article titled \u201cNew Biological Evidence from Atomic Resolution Studies on the Turin Shroud,\u201d the Turin-based newspaper La Stampa\u2019s Vatican Insider reports.<\/p>\n

The findings contradict claims that the shroud is a painted object \u2013 claims which are common among those who suggest it is a medieval forgery. The characteristics of these particles \u201ccannot be artifacts made over the centuries on the fabric of the Shroud,\u201d Fanti said.<\/p>\n

Among the most well-known relics believed to be connected with Jesus Christ\u2019s Passion, the Shroud of Turin has been venerated for centuries by Christians as the burial shroud of Jesus. It has been subject to intense scientific study to ascertain its authenticity, and the origins of the image.<\/p>\n

Appearing on the 14-foot long, three-and-a-half foot wide cloth a faintly stained postmortem image of a man \u2013 front and back \u2013 who has been brutally tortured and crucified. The image becomes clear in a haunting photo negative.<\/p>\n

The study of particles took place on the nanoscale \u2013 ranging from one to 100 nanometers. A nanometer is one billionth the length of a meter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese findings could only be revealed by the methods recently developed in the field of electron microscopy,\u201d said Carlino. He said the research marked the first study of \u201cthe nanoscale properties of a pristine fiber taken from the Turin Shroud.\u201d<\/p>\n

Researchers drew on experimental evidence of atomic resolution studies and recent medical studies on patients who suffered multiple acts of trauma and torture.<\/p>\n

The research was carried out by the Instituo Officia dei Materiali in Trieste and the Institute of Crystallography in Bari, both under Italy\u2019s National Research Council, as well as the University of Padua\u2019s Department of Industrial Engineering.<\/p>\n

Vatican Insider said the research confirms the hypotheses of previous investigations, like that of biochemist Alan Adler in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

The Catholic Church has not taken an official position on the relic\u2019s authenticity. The shroud is presently housed at Turin\u2019s St. John the Baptist Cathedral. During his June 21, 2015 visit to the cathedral, Pope Francis prayed before it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Shroud attracts (us) toward the martyred face and body of Jesus,\u201d he said in a noontime Angelus address at a Turin plaza. \u201cAt the same time, it pushes (us) toward the face of every suffering and unjustly persecuted person. It pushes us in the same direction as the gift of Jesus\u2019 love.\u201d<\/p>\n

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