Book description
According to legend, the Mandylion was an image of Christ's face imprinted on a towel, kept in Edessa. This acheiopoieton image ("not made by human hands") disappeared in the eighteenth century. The first records of another acheiropoieton relic appeared in mid-fourteenth century France: a long linen bearing the image of…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked From the Mandylion of Edessa to the Shroud of Turin as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Andrea Nicolotti’s book is an incredible reference book on the Mandylion, aka the Image of Edessa. Is the Mandylion the Shroud, or are they different clothes? Was there a letter from Jesus to King Abgar or not? Nicolotti attempts to answer these questions.
I love how Nicolotti, a historian's historian, meticulously peels back centuries of myth and legend with a scholar’s precision His rigorous attention to detail and relentless pursuit of the truth is incredible. This book deepened my understanding and challenged my perspectives in ways I didn’t expect.
From Guy's list on mystery of the Shroud of Turin.
If you love From the Mandylion of Edessa to the Shroud of Turin...
These Blue Mountains
A moving story of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness.
German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda…
Want books like From the Mandylion of Edessa to the Shroud of Turin?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 15 books like From the Mandylion of Edessa to the Shroud of Turin.
Browse books like From the Mandylion of Edessa to the Shroud of Turin
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,304
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like From the Mandylion of Edessa to the Shroud of Turin, you might also like...
Sorceress Kringle
Everything you know about Santa Claus is a lie. And that’s just the way she likes it.
She remembers nothing of her real parents. She was abducted by fairies who taught her all she knows. Everyone calls her Key, but no one can tell her why.
Now, in the year…
Murder on Book Row
She sells books, eats well, and has a very large brain. Criminals fear her.
Meet Beatrice Valentine, a larger-than-life bookshop owner with a penchant for three things in abundance—delicious Italian food, vino, and murder. For decades, she has sold used and rare books from her stylish-but-cluttered domain on New York…
