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A familiar iconic
representation of Jesus in Byzantine Christian is the "Man of Sorrows."
Jesus is seen rising from a
sepulcher. Some scholars think that the image was inspired by or derived from
the Holy Mandylion (believed to be the Shroud of Turin) that was in
Constantinople from 944 CE to 1204 CE when it disappeared during the Fourth
Crusade.
It is believed, from historical sources, that
the Shroud was raised from a folded position as a ceremony intended to
represent the Resurrection. As it was raised the full body of Jesus was
slowly revealed.
Many features seen in the Man of Sorrows
imagery match features seen on the Shroud: the style of beard, long nose,
large eyes, hands crossed at the wrists, the rivulets of blood on the arms.
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