Kabalyero ng Disyerto 14- Knights Templar worshipped the Turin Shroud

The medieval Knights Templar did venerate an image of a bearded man, as was alleged by their persecutors but his name was Jesus, and the idol was the Turin Shroud.





A Vatican researcher has uncovered evidence that the order, which was brutally suppressed in 1305 by King Philip IV of France and Pope Clement V, guarded and venerated the Shroud.

In an article published by the Vatican daily, L'Osservatore Romano, a historian, Barbara Frale, said she had uncovered "missing clues" to both the mysterious fate of the Templars and the Shroud.

Vatican documents included an account of a Templar initiation rite in 1287 of a young Frenchman, Arnaut Sabbatier.

"(I was) shown a long piece of linen on which was impressed the figure of a man and told to worship it, kissing the feet three times," said the document.

The shroud, a long piece of cloth bearing the image of a man's face and body, is kept in Turin is dated from at least 1357 when it was first displayed by the widow of a French knight.

A similar relic is known to have been worshipped in Byzantium, now Istanbul and to have disappeared from there during the sack of the city by Crusaders, including Knights Templar, in 1204.

The Templar order, whose full name was "Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon", were founded in 1119 by knights sworn to protecting Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land after the Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099.

The order amassed enormous wealth and helped finance wars of medieval European monarchs, over 700 years later legends of their hidden treasures, secret rituals and power have fascinated millions and dominated the bestseller lists with books such as "The Da Vinci Code".

Rumours about the secret initiation ceremonies of the Templar order and the allegation of idolatry, specifically the worship of images of bearded men, were crucial in 1307 when hundreds of knights were arrested, tortured into giving false confessions, and then burned at the stake.

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Burial shroud of Jesus?
The Shroud of Turin conforms to what is known about First Century Jewish burial practices of using a single linen shroud. Strips of linen were only used to tie the hands and feet.
Textile analysis indicates an ancient origin. Threads were hand-spun. The cloth is pieced together in narrow bands with each hank of yarn individually bleached. All indicate an origin earlier than the Middle Ages.
If the shroud wrapped a human corpse as several medical forensic specialists believe, and if it originated in Israel, as many botanists believe, can it ever be proven to be Jesus?

Only by inference:
1 Blood on head from crown of thorns?
2 Abrasions and bruises on face from the beating by the Pharisees and Romans?
3 Wound in the side specifically from a spear point?
4 Over 120 scourge (whip) marks.
5 Blood on the arms that flow from the wrists towards the shoulders.
6 Nail wound in the wrists.
7 Nail wound in the feet.
8 Legs not broken.
9 Post mortem blood flow from side wound and on the back.
10 Legs are pulled up due to rigor mortis.
11 Blood is from actual wounds and show evidence of gravity from a vertical position.
12 No stains of body decomposition.

Early records show that crucifixion as a means of execution was probably first used by the Persians. Darius I crucified his opponents as did Alexander the Great. Crucifixion was used by the Carthaginians and eventually the Romans who went on to use this as an attempt to warn its enemies of the consequences of rebellion.



 
There were various forms of nails used for crucifixion during the Roman period. During the 1st century long square shank iron nails were in common use being up to 18cms long.
The nails of this length were nailed through the heel of the victim being long enough to then penetrate sufficiently into the upright so as to hold his weight.



Roman Flagrum (whip) with lead weights configured in a dumbbell position.
If you were to study the Shroud of Turin, you would note that the flagrum used to whip Our Lord consisted of three seperate thongs, each ending in a set of two lead balls. These roughly  dumbbell shaped balls added enormous weight to the beating, but also would tear the flesh of the victims back, buttocks and legs . This cruel torture was intended to weaken the person to be crucified to prevent any sort of resistance to the final execution.

3D modeling depicted in the 2010 documentary The Real Face of Jesus? as seen on The History Channel