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The Shroud Was Already Considered a Fraud in the 14th Century: a Medieval Text Proves It

TURIN – A historic discovery could rewrite the perception of the Shroud of Turin in the Middle Ages. According to a study conducted by researcher Nicolas Sarzeaud of the University of Louvain, a passage from the Problemata by Nicolas Oresme, a 14th-century French theologian and philosopher, proves that as early as 1370, the Holy Shroud was known as an artifact designed to defraud the faithful. The text, in Latin, reads: "Quia sic multi viri eccl…
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TURIN – A historic discovery could rewrite the perception of the Shroud of Turin in the Middle Ages. According to a study conducted by researcher Nicolas Sarzeaud of the University of Louvain, a passage from the Problemata by Nicolas Oresme, a 14th-century French theologian and philosopher, proves that as early as 1370, the Holy Shroud was known as an artifact designed to defraud the faithful. The text, in Latin, reads: "Quia sic multi viri eccl…

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