Ever since the 14th century, the Shroud of Turin has captivated Christians across the world. Believed by some to be the burial garment of Jesus Christ, the linen cloth measures about 14 feet, 3 ...

"Shrouds being a ceremonial object, they represent older dress traditions which no longer exist, for example the wearing of tzizit by Ashkenazi women in the Middle Ages. We don't have that object ...

Though the study, published in the journal Heritage, falls short of concluding whether the shroud was actually Jesus’s burial cloth, it dates its origin to 2,000 years ago.

First unearthed during an 2006 excavation in Venice, a forensic digitally rebuilt the face of a 60-year-old woman likely accused of being a vampire in the 16th century.

FILE-A central detail of the shroud with the face (left). The 2015 Exposition of the Shroud of Turin begins in the Turin Cathedral, Italy. The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth with the image of a man.

Remains of "elite woman" who died 5,000 years ago ... part of the nails and hair and was wrapped in a shroud made of several layers of ... "This is an exceptional burial due to the ...

The statue, called “Christ in Death,” portrays Jesus’ corpse laying on a burial shroud with a crown of thorns laid alongside his lower legs. (photo: Paul Braun / Diocese of Fargo) Kevin J ...

Some Christians believe the fabric – which is kept in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin - is the burial shroud of Jesus of Nazereth, dating back over 2,000 years.