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Renown Shroud of Turin Exhibition & Lecture -- CANCELED

Barrie M. Schwortz, Official Documenting Photographer for Shroud of Turin Research Project, speaks at St. Stephen the Matryr 3/21 & 3/23

The world-traveling Shroud of Turin Exhibition and Lectures are coming to St. Stephen the Martyr Parish on March 21 and March 23 from 7pm to 9pm each evening. All are welcome to attend. Come see the replicas of the images that many experts believe are the burial images of Jesus Christ. Hear first-hand from Mr. Barrie M. Schwortz, Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin Research Project and the science behind the evaluation. Only two days! St. Stephen the Martyr Parish is sponsoring the event. The church's address is 13055 SE 192nd St, Renton, WA 98058. No tickets needed. Donations gratefully accepted.

Barrie Schwortz was the Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP), the team that conducted the first in-depth scientific examination of the Shroud in 1978. Today, he plays an influential role in Shroud research and education as the editor and founder of the internationally recognized Shroud of Turin Website (www.shroud.com), the oldest, largest and most extensive Shroud resource on the Internet, with more than fifteen million visitors from over 160 countries. In 2009 he founded the Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association, Inc. (STERA, Inc.), a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, to which he donated the website and his extensive Shroud photographic collection, as well as many other important Shroud resources, in order to preserve and maintain these materials and make them available for future research and study. He currently serves as the President of STERA, Inc.

Mr. Schwortz has conducted Shroud lectures around the world. He has appeared in programs and documentaries on every major broadcast and cable television network in the U.S., including the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, the Smithsonian Channel, National Geographic Channel, CNN, PBS, the BBC, Fox News, The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity’s America, Channel 1 Russia, the Coast to Coast AM radio show, Catholic Answers radio, the Chemin Neuf Community in Lyon France, the International Ecumenical Fraternity, Catholic News Service, EWTN and Vatican Radio. More info at https://ststephenslife.com/shroud-of-turin

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