Shroud of Turin

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Legatine Indult of Cardinal Pierre de Thury for Geoffrey II, Lord of Lirey (before 19 June 1389)

Cardinal Pierre de Thury, acting as papal legate, grants Geoffrey II permission to reinstall and publicly display at Lirey a figure or representation of the Shroud.

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July 28, 1389

Letter of Pope Clement VII to Geoffrey II, Lord of Lirey

Clement VII confirms permission to display the Lirey shroud representation and orders perpetual silence on Bishop Pierre d'Arcis's prohibition.

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August 1, 1389

Letter of Pierre d'Arcis, Bishop of Troyes, to Pope Clement VII on the Cloth of Lirey (c. 1389)

Bishop Pierre d'Arcis writes to Pope Clement VII challenging the authenticity of the Shroud displayed at Lirey, claiming it was 'cunningly painted.'

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January 6, 1390

Bull of Pope Clement VII Regulating the Lirey Shroud Exhibitions

Clement VII issues a bull regulating the public display of the Shroud image at Lirey and requiring that it be described as a representation, not the true Shroud.

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January 6, 1390

Bull of Pope Clement VII Regulating the Lirey Shroud Exhibitions and Imposing Penalties for Noncompliance

Clement VII confirms that the Lirey shroud representation may be shown publicly under restrictions and warns that those who disregard his rules will incur the penalties set out in his letters.

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January 6, 1390

Letter of Pope Clement VII to Pierre d'Arcis, Bishop of Troyes

Clement VII orders Bishop Pierre d'Arcis to remove obstacles to authorized Lirey exhibitions and warns of excommunication for noncompliance.

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January 6, 1390

Letter of Pope Clement VII to the Ecclesiastical Officials of Langres, Autun, and Châlons-sur-Marne

Clement VII orders the officials of Langres, Autun, and Châlons-sur-Marne to publish and enforce his ruling on the Lirey shroud exhibitions.

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June 1, 1390

Indulgence Letter of Pope Clement VII for the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Lirey

Indulgence letter of Pope Clement VII for the collegiate church at Lirey, issued June 1 and dispatched June 11, 1390, and repeating the wording of the shroud as a figure or representation.

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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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July 4, 1901

The 1901 Vatican Proceedings on the Shroud of Turin

Under pontifical secrecy, Vatican consultors debated whether the authenticity of the Turin Shroud was established and whether its public veneration could continue.

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