The South Jersey Catholic Medical Association will present “Unraveling the Mystery of the Shroud of Turin: Scientific and Medical Evidence,” on Monday, April 6 from 5:15-8 p.m., at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford.
Dr. Salvatore Mangione, associate professor at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, is the main speaker for the event, to be held in the Academic Center Auditorium.
This talk will review the historical, chemical and physical evidence on the Shroud of Turin, the alleged burial cloth of Jesus, and also present what the cloth might reveal about the death of the Son of God.
According to tradition, the 14-foot-by-4-foot linen cloth is the burial shroud of Jesus. The shroud has a full-length photonegative image of a man, front and back, bearing signs of wounds that correspond to the Gospel accounts of the torture Jesus endured in his passion and death.
The church has never officially ruled on the shroud’s authenticity, saying the shroud is an important aid for spiritual reflection and that judgments about its age and origin belong to scientific investigation. Scientists have debated its authenticity for decades, and studies have led to conflicting results
For more information, contact Stephen Lamprou, vice president of the student chapter of the South Jersey Catholic Medical Association, at 856-296-4450.
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