Savoy

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Marguerite de Charny's Custody of the Shroud and Transfer to Savoy (1418-1464)

From emergency wartime transfer in 1418 to the 1464 Lirey-Savoy settlement, Marguerite de Charny's custody of the Shroud was shaped by lawsuits, public exhibitions, and negotiated grants.

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December 4, 1532

The 1532 Fire at Chambery's Sainte-Chapelle and the Shroud of Turin

A late-night fire on December 3-4, 1532 scorched the folded Shroud in the Savoy chapel at Chambery, leaving burn holes, scorch lines, and water stains that still define its appearance today.

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September 14, 1578

Relocation to Turin

The Shroud was transferred from Chambéry to Turin in 1578 and has remained there since.

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