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File:Shroudofturin.jpg

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English: Full-length photograph of the Shroud of Turin which is said to have been the cloth placed on Jesus at the time of his burial.
Română: O repoducere fotografică în întregime a Sfântului Giulgiului despre care se spune că a fost folosit pentru a acoperi corpul lui Iisus în timpul înmormântării sale.
Date Christian sources: c. 30 AD
Radiocarbon dating: 14th century
Source From the Hebrew Wikipedia. Original file is/was here. (Original upload log available below.)
Author Giuseppe Enrie, 1931
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Image title SINDONE
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 634 dpi
Vertical resolution 634 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Windows
File change date and time 11:32, 19 March 2005
Colour space Uncalibrated

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