A new blood analysis of the Shroud of Turin provides that centuries of Christian belief were scientifically correct all along. The cloth is believed to have wrapped Jesus' body after death.

The Savoys moved the shroud to Turin in 1578, where it still resides. The shroud is kept in the specially-designed Chapel of the Holy Shroud, where it’s been since 1683.

“The image on the Shroud of Turin is more consistent with a low-relief matrix,” Mr Moraes told Live Science. A 3D recreation from the History Channel TV show The Real Face of Jesus. Picture: Supplied ...

By CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2025 / 10:51 am The Shroud of Turin is one of the most studied and controversial religious artifacts in the world.

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A 3D analysis comparing the way fabric falls on a human body versus a low-relief sculpture shows that the Shroud of Turin was not based on a real person.

New research by a digital designer points to how the artifact was potentially created. The Shroud of Turin on view in Turin. Italy, 2015 Photo: Stefano Guidi / Corbis via Getty Images.