Category:Shroud of Oviedo (subject)
According to some Christian traditions, the Shroud of Oviedo is the cloth that was wrapped around the head of Jesus after his death.
Overview
Similar to the Shroud of Turin or the Veil of Veronica, the Sudarium of Oviedo (or Shroud of Oviedo) is a bloodstained cloth, 34" x 21", that it is claimed covered the face of Jesus after his death. In this case, however, no image is visible.
Since the 8th century the cloth has been kept in the cathedral of Oviedo, Spain, where a small chapel was built specifically for it by King Alfonso II of Asturias in 840 CE. The relic is displayed to the public three times a year: Good Friday, the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross on 14 September, and its octave on 21 September.
In 1994 the cloth has been dated to the 7th century by the radiocarbon method.
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