The images of Christ in Flemish art of the 15th century are, instead, more in relation with the Holy Face of Manoppello. What does this mean?
Gaeta: It is the discovery made by Trappist Blandine Schlomer, who found numerous "points of congruence" between the face of the Shroud and that of Manoppello, after pointing out some precise criteria as a common denominator of the ancient icons that represent Jesus: the asymmetric face, the beard cut with a double point, the asymmetric sides of the nose, the ocular orbit visible under the iris, the tuft of hair at the center of the part of the hair.
Subsequently, Father Andreas Resch, working with a computer, refined the superimposition even more, delineating several areas that represent the useful "points of reference" also to compare the two images with the ancient artistic representations.
Bequeathed thus is a perfect level of superimposition, which shows a true and proper fusion between the two faces. Peter's in the 13th century. What happened afterward?
Gaeta: In the collective imagination, the Holy Face has always had great importance. It was thus above all beginning in , when the first Jubilee of Christian history was proclaimed, which had one of its most outstanding aspects in the frequent exposition of "Veronica's veil. Peter's: among them, certainly, was the Holy Face. However, the Vatican never admitted this disappearance, as the construction of the new St. Peter's Basilica was under way, and it was convenient for the flow of pilgrims to continue — people who arrived to see the Holy Face, and whose alms were indispensable to provide for the very expensive work.
Gaeta: Yes, after some ups and downs, the true image of Christ arrived in Manoppello in , with a purchase by Dr. Donato Antonio De Fabritiis, who in donated it to the Capuchins. It was exhibited for the first time for the public veneration of the faithful on April 6, Years later it passed to another family who, in , donated it to the shrine of the Friars Minor Capuchins. Though many have venerated the veil as containing an image of the true face of Christ since the Middle Ages, no Pope has made a recorded visit to the shrine.
Benedict XVI is said to have been intrigued by the image since his election as Pope. Meisner reportedly took a picture of the veil and gave it to Cardinal Ratzinger before his election to the Chair of Peter.
His cheeks are dissimilar: one, rounder than the other, appears considerably swollen. His eyes look very intensely upward so the whites are visible under the iris. The pupils are completely open, but in an irregular way, and the gaze is at once questioning and loving, according to the Vatican Information Service. The cloth has undergone studies to examine its authenticity in recent years.
Pfeiffer, who teaches iconography and art history at the Pontifical Gregorian University, concluded after 13 years of studies that it was genuine.
Manoppello is about four hours from Rome by train so it might make for a long day trip, but it is well worth the visit. There are actually two towns here. Manoppello and Manoppello Scalo. Manoppello Scala is at the foot of the hill and Manoppello the one you want is a the top of the hill, since it was once a fortified town. Manoppello is about three hours from Rome by train so you could make it a day trip, although it would be a fairly long one, but it is well worth the visit. There are buses that will take you from the train station up to the town where the church is located.
You can buy train tickets here. Padre Pio himself had a great reverence for the Holy Face. It also fairly close to Lanciano as well. Click here for the official website of the Basilica del Volto Santo there is an English-language option.
Click here to find hotels near Manoppello, compare prices, and read what other travelers have to say at TripAdvisor. Try their email address: [email protected]. Kindly direct me to the rector who is looking of this shrine of the veil of Veronica of the face of Jesus kindly say a prayer for my husband Frans who is suffering from Cancer spreading through his body to Jesus face.
To obtain miraculous healing it beHis Holy will thank you Jesus Christ and all.
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