THE SHROUD ATLAS · CHAPTER 16 / 21
The Hidden Thread
A timeline of the Shroud’s proposed history, from the first-century burial accounts to research published in 2026. Select any milestone for context and a longer reading.
The timeline distinguishes direct historical records from liturgical interpretation, artistic comparisons, and proposed custody links. A dated text or image is not automatically a sighting of the Turin Shroud. The early Edessa and Constantinople identifications remain debated; the surviving record becomes clearer in the fourteenth century.