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- Shroud of Turin - The Shroud of Turin (or Turin Shroud) is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been physically traumatized in a manner consistent with crucifixion. It is being kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy.
- Shroud - Shroud usually refers to an item, such as a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. The term is most often used in reference to burial sheets, such as the famous Shroud of Turin or Tachrichim (burial shrouds) that Jews are dressed for burial.
- Corporal of Bolsena - The Corporal of Bolsena, preserved in a rich reliquary at Orvieto in the cathedral, is a miraculous cloth of the type of the Shroud of Turin, though not nearly so famous. The reddish spots on the cloth, upon close observation, show the profile of a face of the type by which the Saviour is traditionally represented.
- Secondo Pia - Secondo Pia (1855–1941) was an Italian lawyer and amateur photographer. He is best known for taking the first photographs of the Shroud of Turin on May 28, 1898.
- N. D. Wilson - Nathan David Wilson is an American author of fiction, managing editor of Credenda/Agenda magazine, and Shroud of Turin skeptic.