As far as I can tell, all the theories of the image are natural rather than supernatural.
A bodily resurrection would be a miracle enough.
The Shroud, folded in a particular way and placed in a suitable shrine, is speculated to have been the "head" the Templars were accused of venerating, as well as the Mandylion of Edessa looted from Constantinople in 1204. Some have seen a resemblance to the Pantocrator painted in the dome of Dafni, where the object may have been taken for safekeeping before it came into Templar custody.
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Date: 2004-04-07 09:52 am (UTC)A bodily resurrection would be a miracle enough.
The Shroud, folded in a particular way and placed in a suitable shrine, is speculated to have been the "head" the Templars were accused of venerating, as well as the Mandylion of Edessa looted from Constantinople in 1204. Some have seen a resemblance to the Pantocrator painted in the dome of Dafni, where the object may have been taken for safekeeping before it came into Templar custody.