Innovation at the Chapel of the Holy Shroud
Early modern commentators and theologians understood the relic known today as the Shroud of Turin as a witness of Christ’s Passion and a material proof of his suffering and resurrection.
John Beldon Scott
John Beldon Scott is the Elizabeth M. Stanley Professor of the Arts, Emeritus, and former director of the School of Art & Art History at the University of Iowa. Expanded versions of this study have appeared in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians and his book Architecture for the Shroud: Relic and Ritual in Turin.