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Thread: How the Shroud of Turin affected Orthodox Worship
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shepdog17 wrote:
I heard that King Abgar of Odessa was healed with a "napkin" (small cloth) with the image of Jesus Christ on it. The "Shroud" hardly fits this description. I believe the readings on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (and for the blessing of icons in general) shed light on this topic.
Whether it was the Sudarion, which is what you refer to (I have heard this also), or the entire Shroud itself, researchers aren\'t proof positive, but the other historical data seems to fit about it being in Edessa. The description does say it was \"doubled in four\" so only the face would show. That would have to be a rather large piece of cloth.
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