Brittany Mandylion Icon ca 14th Century: Shroud of Turin Terms

Brittany Mandylion at Sainte-Marie du Menez-Hom Chapel in France (Also known as the Templar Mandylion)

This stone carving, as part of a large cross, is thought to be an image of the folded Shroud of Turin. It is believed to be a Templar carving.

Although the provenance of the Brittany Mandylion is not known, it is believed to be from earlier than 1314 when the Templar Order collapsed and its last Grand Master, Jacques de Molay, was executed.

The landscape" layout of the Brittany Mandylion is significant. Compare it with the 10th century diptych showing the apostle Thomas presenting the Edessa Cloth to King Abgar. This is precisely the proportions found when the cloth is folded as a tetradiplon folding

It is also significant that the 3-shaped bloodstain on the forehead in the Shroud of Turin is included in the Brittany Mandylion.

	What is the Shroud of Turin? The Shroud Described.
	How the images might have formed. Images on the Shroud of Turin.
	Hints from Edessa, 544 AD. Early Shroud of Turin History.
	How a medieval artisan caused Carbon 14 Dating Errors.
	Startling, Mysterious, Unexplained. The 3D Encoding of the Shroud.
	The Variegated Cloth. Fooled by the Shroud's Background Noise.
	The Art Connection. Christ Pantocrator and the Shroud of Turin.
	Was the Shroud of Turin Described? Voices from the Past
	Medical Perspective: Forensic Pathology of the Images
	The Second Face: From the Back of the Cloth
	Some say . . . Painted, Leonardo da Vinci, Jacques deMolay, Coins, etc.