Еўрапейскія дні спадчыны ў Беларусі
2012
Памер: 18с.
Мінск 2012
The Shroud also bears marks from two events that occurred during two fires. They left diamond-shaped marks of water which leaked onto the cloth in the process of extinguishing the fire, and also triangle-shaped burns, which were left by drops of molten silver from the reliquary, where the Shroud was stored. Later the Shroud was restored by nuns.
One of the most exciting events associated with the history of the Shroud of Turin is the discovery that was made in 1898 by Secondo Pia, an amateur photographer. He was allowed to photograph the Shroud while it was being exhibited to mark the 50th anniversary of the Holy Relic’s stay in the Turin Cathedral. On the negative quite obvious image of the body emerged, which meant that the Shroud itself bears the negative imprint, and the positive can be obtained by means of photographing it. And just in the opposite way, the blood stains on the cloth, which looked dark, appeared white on the photograph. Since then scholars started researching the Shroud of Turin.
In 1981 at the convention in New York City (U.S.), some scholars reported that no kind of tint or coloring or paints had been found on the cloth. This means that it is not man-made. Ex-ray examination and micro-chemical tests excluded the possibility of use of any paint on the cloth. The experiments with ultra-violet and infra-red rays provide evidence to support the fact of Jesus Christ’s resurrection.
This allows many scholars to assert that the nature of the phenomenon accounts for the radiation burn, which was caused by the light with higher concentration of radioactive isotopes, which made the cloth grow «younger»
than its real age. A daring hypothesis was made that at the moment of Jesus Christ’s resurrection some unprecedented phenomenon took place, such as a release of light emanating from the Body of Christ, which signaled his return to life and «burned» His Image on the Shroud. This hypothesis destroys the simple laboratory estimation, which attributes the cloth to the middle ages. It is especially important, as the radiocarbon dating test is the only examination questioned today.
Valery Shalatonau, a Belarusian physicist, Associate Professor at the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, who has been examining the Minsk replica of the Shroud, maintains that «the quality of the space in some points around the replica is significantly different». The change was not detected when the measurements were taken in the same place without the Shroud. This means that the laws of existence manifest themselves through numerous miracles, which have been observed in the Red Church near the Minsk replica of the Shroud.
In Spain, in the city of Valencia, an International Congress on the Holy Shroud of Turin was held on April 28—30, 2012, which was attended by some 300 delegates from different countries across the world. The Minsk Holy Shroud of Turin Research Center also received an invitation and delegated Physicist Valery Shalatonau.
In 1506, Pope Julius II instituted the feast of the Holy Shroud on May 4. On this day annually, Christian believers gather in their sacred places, unite with all believers in the world in their praying and worship the Holy Relic. The Holy Shroud has been displayed fully for worship only once in 25—30 years. The jubilee for Christianity year (2000) and 2011, when Pope Benedict XVI visited Turin, were exceptional cases. By the way, this year a great number of pilgrims from Belarus visited Turin too, following Metropolitan Philaret. It is not know when the Holy Relic will be displayed again for worship. As for the Minsk replica of the Shroud on Turin, one can touch it every year, any day...
The Holy Shroud is a silent witness of God’s love. The fact of the presence of the most precise and full scale replica of the Shroud of Turin is a historic event in the spiritual life not only of the Orthodox and Catholic Christian denominations, but also a significant event in the cultural and social life in the Republic of Belarus.
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Museums as the storage of the collective memory and centers of informal education worldwide are popular destinations of active tourism. Museums foster national identity and communicate the best cultural heritage to the public. In 2012, the museums of Belarus were attended by more than 5 million people. Young people aged 6 to 30 make 76 per cent of all visits.
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Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial (338,590 visits).
Palace and Park Ensemble in the city of Homel (304,360 visits).
Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum (219,365 visits)
National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve «Nyasvizh» (210,396 visits)
Mir Castle Complex (195,502 visits)
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