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Lima (Agenzia Fides) – National and international speakers will discuss themes surrounding the Holy Shroud from August 31 to September 2, at the University of Lima. The event is being organized by the Lima Catholic Studies Center (CEC-Lima) and “Accion Universitaria.”
A note sent to Fides informs that as a result of the challenges to science that are presented in explaining how the image was imprinted on the Shroud, it has become the most studied relic of history. It not only provokes the devotion of multitudes of believers, but it also draws the attention of many eminent scholars from around the world, becoming the subject of numerous scientific studies in various specialty areas.
The speakers are: Dr. Bruno Barberis, associate professor of mathematical physics at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Turin and since 2002, Director of the International Center for Studies on the Shroud (of Turin) in Turin, where is the Holy Shroud is located; Fr. Manuel Carreira S.J. Doctor of Physics, philosopher and theologian and member of the Vatican Astronomical Observatory, professor at Carroll University, Cleveland (USA) and natural philosophy at the University of Comillas (Spain); and lastly, Professor Rafael de la Piedra, a theologian and scholar of the Holy Shroud.
In addition to the Congress, there will also be a major thematic exhibition on the Shroud that includes the history, the various studies done, the theory of image formation, and a digital reproduction of the size of the mantle which is located in Turin.
All activities will be conducted at the University of Lima, which is one of the sponsors along with the Archdiocese of Lima. For more information visit the website www.sabanasanta.info or e-mail: informes@sabanasanta.info. (CE) (Agenzia Fides 08/25/2010)
