The shroud 'Saint-Suaire de Cadouin' (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin/FR)

The shroud as it was on display as the most important relic in the abbey. A cloth the size of a tablecloth, colorfully decorated and said to show a facial print of Jesus. After centuries of intense pilgrimage, the cloth was removed from the abbey at the beginning of the 21st century, and the pilgrimage came to an end, after it had previously been established that the cloth dates from the eleventh century. The photo shows the shroud in August 2003 still in exposition, current holder and location of this historical object is not documented.

The Abbey of Cadouin was founded in 1115 by Gerolt of Salles, a student of Robert of Arbrissel, the founder of the Abbey of Fontevrault. In 1117, Adhemar of Monteil, the bishop of Puy, donated a shroud allegedly containing Jesus' face print to the abbey. The cloth is said to have been brought to France from Antioch, one of the first Christian strongholds, by a priest from the region. The abbey was an important place of pilgrimage for eight centuries with many prestige and visitors, and this brought it great wealth. Louis IX of France, Richard I of England and Emperor Charles V, among others, came to Cadouin to pay their respects to the relic.

In 1933, researchers used Arabic characters to determine that the shroud only dates from the eleventh century. The Bishop of Périgeux then banned further pilgrimages to Cadouin. In 1982, other researchers arrived at a comparable dating of the reliquary, based on Kufi signs. The date of the canvas itself could not be determined.

Photo: The shroud 'Saint-Suaire de Cadouin' - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Canon PowerShot G2) / #shroud #relic #pelgrimage - #fineart #religion / #DocumantairyPhotography at #AbbayedeCadouin in #LeBuissondeCadouin, #Dordogne - #France

Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Nativité de Cadouin (founded in 1115 by Gerolt of Salles), photo August 2003 after 888 years since 1115 in history. The year 2015 marks 900 years ago in time.

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Le Buisson-de-Cadouin: Documantairy Photography
Abbaye de Cadouin (Est. 1115), or 'Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Nativité de Cadouin'. A Cistercian abbey with Romanesque church (Est. 1115) and end 15th century Gothic monastery with inner square or claustrum. Dissolved in the French Revolution, its rich possessions looted and library burnt in the village square. Nowadays an UNESCO herritage and a monument historique.

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Pilgrimage, le Saint-Suaire de Cadouin. For many eages with the nearby 'Via Lemovicensis' a popular place of pilgrimage for the possession of the facecloth relic from the tomb of Jesus but recent modern research dated the relic to about 1100 and the pelgrimage came to an end.
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Taken on: August 27, 2003

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