Before the Olympics, Turin Had the Shroud

The 2006 Winter Olympics are bringing a flood of tourists into Torino, Italy. In
Torino, or Turin, visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of the famed Shroud of Turin
will be disappointed. The church allows only periodic viewings. The cloth contains a
mysterious image which some Christians believe is the burial cloth of Jesus.
Scientific testing of the shroud approved by the Vatican dated it to the Middle Ages.
But then last year, a prominent chemist questioned the validity of the tests. His
research claimed the cloth could be 2,000 years old. Church authorities have
reportedly refused further testing. The next scheduled public display of the shroud
isn't for another 19 years.
On July 28, 1999 Steven had the wonderful privilege to meet the
lead deacon in charge of the Shroud of Turin. Steven dedicated
his painting, "The Kingdom Revealed" to the San Giovanni
Battista Cathedral for the year 2000 jubilee celebration.

The presentation ceremony was given with the Shroud of Turin in exhibition.
Steven and his wife Jennifer were delighted to be given this rare opportunity
for a personal visit with the shroud and to donate his painting to the cathedral's
permanent collection.
Turin, Italy
Steven with his wife and the lead deacon
in charge of the "Shroud of Turin" during
the presentation ceremony.
Click on the shroud for the
official website.
The Kingdom
Revealed
(second
version)
Oil on paper
9" x 12"
1999