INDIANAPOLIS – The Shroud of Turin is an ancient linen showing a faint image of what appears to be a crucifixion victim — a man many believe to be Jesus of Nazareth. Some say it’s a forgery and hoax — yet theologians, scientists and scholars have spent countless hours studying this curious fabric. The Shroud of Turin is kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in northern Italy.
Barrie Schwortz, an Orthodox Jew, is among those who have studied the storied Shroud. A professional technical photographer, he was invited to participate in the first ever in-depth scientific examination of the cloth, known as the Shroud of Turin Research Project in 1978. He was a skeptic at first, but over the years became convinced of the Shroud’s authenticity based on mounting scientific evidence.
Schwortz, considered one of the world’s leading experts on the Shroud, will share his expertise and experiences at a free public event at Franciscan St. Francis Health-Indianapolis, Saturday, July 11. The event starts at 9:15 a.m. in the hospital’s basement auditorium (8111 S. Emerson Ave. Main Entrance).
