From the Passion to the Resurrection,
2000 Years of Silent Testimony

May 6 through 8, 1999
Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme
Piazza S. Croce in Gerusalemme, 12 - 00185 Roma

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May 6, 1999, 0930

• P. Abate Luigi ROTTINI, O. Cist. - (Abbot of S. Croce in Gerusalemme, President of Centro Diocesano di Sindonologia "Giulio Ricci" and President of the Cistercian Congregation of S. Bernardo in Italy). Saluto e presentazione del Convegno [Introduction and Presentation of the Conference]
  
• S.E. Mons. LUIGI MORETTI - (Auxiliary Bishop of Rome's Diocese and General Secretary of the Rome's Vicariate) Diocese's greeting and opening of the works
• S. E. Mons. GIANNI DANZI - (General Secretary of the Governorate of Vatican City) Le Reliquie della Croce [The Relics of the Cross, Rome and the Jubilee]
• Prof. PIETRO KASWALDER, O.F.M. - (Professor of exegesis and archaeology of ancient testament, Studium Biblicum Franciscanum-Jerusalem) Archeologia della Crocifissione [Crucifixion's archaeology] li>Prof. FRANCESCO BELLA - (Professor of physics, Rome's University) Titulus Crucis [applicable scientific methodologies]
• Prof. ELIO CORONA - (Professor of wood's technology, Viterbo's University)
• Prof. MARIA FOLLIERI - (Professor of palaeobotany, Rome's University "La Sapienza")
• Dott. CARLO AZZI - (CNR of Rome)
• Dott. MARIA LUISA RIGATO - (Professor of New Testament, Pontificia Università Gregoriana-Rome) La Morte Regale di Cristo [The regal burial of Jesus]
• Prof. BRUNO BARBERIS - (Professor of rational mechanics-Turin University, President of the International Center of Sindonology-Turin) La Realtà della Sindone: Lettura dei dati [The reality of the Shroud: reading of the data]

May 6, 1999, 1600
TAVOLA ROTONDA - ROUND TABLE:
La Ricerca Scientifica e le Reliquie - Scientific Research and Relics

Moderator: Dott. Livia AZZARITI

Interventi di:

• Prof. GABRIELLA GIRELLI
• Prof. PIERLUIGI BAIMA BOLLONE
• Prof. BRUNO BARBERIS
• Prof. RENATO MARIANI COSTANTINI
• Prof. FRANCESCO BELLA
• Prof. ELIO CORONA
• Prof. MARIA FOLLIERI
• Dr. CARLO AZZI
• Dott. MECHTHILD FLURY-LEMBERG
• Dott. WINFRIED WUERMELING
• Dott. DIDIER HUGUET
• Dott. GIAN MARIA ZACCONE
• Prof. JOHN JACKSON
• Prof. MICHAEL HESEMANN

May 7, 1999, 0930-1300

• S. Em.za Card. MILOSLAV VLK - (Archbishop of Prague, Regular of the Basilica of S. Croce in Gerusalemme-Rome) Pastorale e Catechesi delle Reliquie [Pastoral and catechism of the Passion's Relics]
• Dott. GIAN MARIA ZACCONE - (Vice-president of the International Center of Sindonology - Turin)
  Le Testimonianze della Passione nella Pietà tra Medioevo e Barocco [The testimonies of the Passion in the piety between Middle Ages and Baroque]
• Mons. RAFAEL SOMOANO BERDASCO - (Dean of Oviedo's Cathedral - Spain) Tradizione e Fede. La Diocesi di Oviedo e la venerazione del Sagrado Rostro [Tradition and Faith. The Oviedo Diocese and the veneration of Sagrado Rostro]
• Prof. PIERLUIGI BAIMA BOLLONE - (Director of the International Center of Sindonology-Turin) Il Sudario di Oviedo. Ricerche Scientifiche [Oviedo Cloth. Scientific researches]
• Mr. ROBERTO FALCINELLI - (Professional photographer, Member of Centro Diocesano di Sindonologia "Giulio Ricci" - Rome) Tecniche di ripresa fotografica nello studio delle Reliquie. Metodologie e Indagini [Photographic's Techniques on the tests of the relics. Methodology and investigations] and
  Dott. PAOLO SAMMURI - (Technical Master Director, Scientific Police)

 

May 7, 1999, 1600-1900

• Prof. JOHN JACKSON - (Director of Turin Shroud Center of Colorado) The Authenticity of the Shroud in light of modern scientific research
• Dott. MECHTHILD FLURY-LEMBERG - (Director of Foundation Abegg and Riggisberg, Member of committee for the Shroud's preservation) Analisi comparata tra i tessuti:la Sindone di Torino e la Tunica di Treviri [Textile analysis. Shroud of Turin and Tunic of Trier]
• Dott. WINFRIED WUERMELING and Dott. DIDIER HUGUET - (Members of COSTA-St. Gratien-France) La Tunica di Argenteuil [The seamless Tunic of Argenteuil]

 

May 7, 1999, 1930
Basilica S. Croce in Gerusalemme

• S. Em.za Card. MILOSLAV VLK - Solenne Concelebrazione presieduta da [Holy Mass]

May 8, 1999, 0930-1300

• S. Em.za Card. VIRGILIO NOE' - (Archpriest of St. Peter Basilic) Liturgia e Reliquie [The relics of the Passion in St. Peter Basilica]
• Mons. GIUSEPPE GHIBERTI - (Member of the International Center of Sindonology - Turin, Member of committee for the Shroud's preservation) Sindone e Vangeli [Shroud and Gospels]
• S.A.R. Princess MARIA GABRIELLA DI SAVOIA - (Daughter of King Umberto II) La Sindone nell' Iconografia Sabauda [The Shroud on the Savoy's iconography]
• Prof. KARLHEINZ DIETZ - (Professor of Greek and Roman's history, Wurzburg University-Germany) Ipotesi sulla Storia antica della Sindone [Hypothesis about the Shroud's story]
• Prof. Mons. MARIO SENSI - Imago Pietatis (Professor of Church's History and Iconography, Pontificia Università Lateranense)
• Dott. CARMEN LASORELLA - (Journalist) Comunicazioni e grandi eventi di fede alle soglie del terzo millennio [Television and great events of faith]

May 8 , 1999, 1600-1900
TAVOLA ROTONDA - ROUND TABLE:
Faith and Relics

Moderator: Dott. EMANUELA LUCCHINI

Interventi di:

• S.E. Mons. LUIGI MORETTI
• Mons. GIUSEPPE GHIBERTI
• Mons. MARIO SENSI
• Mons. RAFAEL SOMOANO BERDASCO
• Prof. PIETRO KASWALDER, O.F.M.
• Prof. KARLHEINZ DIETZ
• Prof. GIANFRANCO BERBENNI, O.F.M. cap.

 

Conclusione - Conclusions

• Cav. ANTONIO CASSANELLI - (Secretary of the Centro Diocesano di Sindonologia "Giulio Ricci" - Rome) Conclusione dei lavori [End of the works]
• Dir. MASSIMO COREVI- Proiezione del video "Ad un passo dall'uomo" [Projection of the video "Ad un passo dall'uomo"]