Henry James Creechan

The presentation looks at the history of the shroud and its journey across Europe from the 14th Century onwards, as well as earlier sightings that are rarely heard of. This gives us the opportunity to consider how early observers of the shroud would have interpreted the cloth prior to the onset of scientific analysis. Henry will then discuss the scrutiny of the shroud under scientific methods and photography.

Although very extensive analysis exists, especially the infamous ‘carbon test’ of 1988, Henry simplifies the controversy using newly published data from the test. The presentation concludes by considering Henry James Creechanthe probability of whether or not the shroud is that of Jesus Christ.