The Sacred Cloth – The Shroud

IL SACRO TELO - LA SINDONE - Gesù: passione, morte, mistero della resurrezione

Naples, Monumental Complex of San Lorenzo Maggiore

From May 25th, 2024 to December 31st, 2024

THE EXHIBITION

Through a structured path, featuring 9 consecutive thematic stations, the reflection on the Passion of Jesus of Nazareth as transmitted by the Evangelists, from the crucifixion to the Empty Tomb, is intended.

The only object that, to date, directly reflects the evangelical accounts is the linen cloth which in the tradition of Christian popular piety is venerated as the Shroud in which the body of Jesus was laid.

The Passion of Jesus has always generated great interest, aimed at understanding the mercy of God. Countless are the writings, as countless are the depictions of Jesus and the characters of his time in art.

Since its appearance in Europe, the Shroud has contributed to the search for the face of God by every believer through the contemplation of the Gospel accounts of the Passion.

Exhibition structure

The exhibition consists of 9 consecutive thematic stations, the path of which provides the visitor with a complete view of the Passion of Jesus until the moment when the Apostles Peter and John witnessed the disappearance of Jesus’ body from the tomb where it had been laid in the Shroud.

  1. The Mount Calvary with the placement of three crosses and the Avatar of Jesus Christ;
  2. The Avatar of Joseph of Arimathea narrating the story of the “Crucifixion”;
  3. The sculpture, “The Revealed Christ,” created in bronze and stone by Domenico Sepe;
  4. The sculpture “Passio Christi Passio Hominis” by Aniello Scotto;
  5. Special Room for the Exhibition of the Sculpture/Installation “Ecce Homo: a forma di luce” di Cristian Rizzuti;
  6. Case of the “Holy Shroud” authorized by the Curia of Turin;
  7. Two original sculptures: “Jesus in Clay Wrapped in Linen” and “Jesus in White Plaster”;
  8. The Avatar of Joseph of Arimathea narrating the story of the “Tomb”;
  9. Display cases with monitors and various objects for in-depth exploration of the theme.