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[–] hyperhopper@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (17 children)

That's not merch, that's the Veil of Veronica. Very significant catholic story/artifact. The story is that when she wiped the blood and sweat off of Jesus his face appeared on the cloth. You'll find depictions of this in most old catholic churches and many paintings

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_of_Veronica

[–] PatFussy@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I thought it was the shroud of turin I'm a bad catholic

[–] PatMustard@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago

We're all bad Catholics, that's the whole point of Catholicism!

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