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QUESTIONS

TASTY one-pan

The shroud supper. Serves 2.

of mystery

Compiled by Charles Legge

TODAY’S RECIPE: Mushroom,

sausage & tarragon frittata

Method

QUESTION

When and where
was the Turin
Shroud discovered? When did it move
to Turin?

The Turin Shroud is one of the most
famous Christian relics. It is a length of
linen purported to be the burial cloth of
Jesus Christ. It has been preserved since
1578 in the royal chapel of the cathedral
of San Giovanni Battista in Turin.
Measuring 14ft 3in long and 3ft 7in wide,
it bears the negative image of a 5ft 7in
naked man front and back, his hands
folded across his groin.
The face, with sunken eyes, a beard,
moustache and shoulder-length hair
parted in the middle is consistent with
the popular image of Jesus Christ.
The image bears markings that
correspond to the Crucifixion wounds of
Jesus, including thorn marks on the head,
lacerations (as if from flogging) on the
back, bruises on the shoulders and stains
of what is presumed to be blood.
The shroud was first recorded in 1353 as
being in the hands of Geoffroi de Charney,
Preceptor of Normandy for the Knights
Templar. By 1355, it was recorded as
being in the Church of St Mary he had
built at Lirey, France.
Many consider the shroud to be an
elaborate fake. In 1389, it was denounced
by the Bishop of Troyes as ‘cunningly
painted, the truth being attested by the artist who painted it’. Pope Clement VII
sanctioned it as an object of devotion as
long as it was not regarded as genuine.
Popes from Julius II on have deemed it
to be authentic. In 1453, Geoffroi de
Charnay’s granddaughter Marguerite
gave the shroud to the house of Savoy at
Chambery, where it was damaged by fire
and water in 1532. It was moved to the
new Savoyard capital of Turin in 1578.
In 1898, amateur photographer Secondo
Pia took the first photo of the shroud.
The negative was a remarkably natural
image with a three-dimensional quality.
The shroud is rarely exhibited. It was
displayed on the marriage of Prince

Umberto of Piedmont in 1931 and in 1978

to mark the 400th anniversary of its

arrival in Turin.

In 1998 and 2000, Pope John Paul II

arranged for public viewings when he

described the shroud as ‘a mirror of the

Gospel’. It is expected to be on display

next year.

There is a replica in the Museum of the

Shroud in Turin.

Maggie Hodges, London N12.

QUESTION

Is there a female

equivalent to the

title esquire? If not, why not?

eSqUIre is rarely used these days,

except in formal writing, grants and

official documents. This suffix has an

interesting history.

Originally, the term was scutifer, the

bearer or carrier of a shield of a mounted

horseman. The term devolved to a French

form, escuyer, to denote a boy of gentle

birth who served a knight, bearing his

shield and arming him for battles.

By 1500, esquires were landed proprie-

tors with coats of arms, below a knight

and above a gentleman.

The French ecuyer was used to describe

a man of noble birth without a hereditary

title, the equivalent of the english gentry.

Senior state employees or men in public

office were also denoted as esquires.

This is a male suffix. The only equivalent

for a woman is Mrs, the female of Mr

(Magister), once used to refer to university

graduates but now used generally.

Peter de Loriol Chandieu,

London SW4.

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Ingredients

Picture: ALAMY

Genuine or fake? The Shroud of Turin

1 tbsp olive oil

200g chestnut

mushrooms, sliced

2 pork sausages

1 garlic clove, crushed

100g fine asparagus

3 large eggs

2 tbsp soured cream

1 tbsp wholegrain

mustard

1 tbsp chopped

tarragon

Mixed rocket salad

1 Heat oil in a frying pan, add mushrooms and

fry over a high heat for three minutes. Squeeze

sausage meat out of skins into nuggets, and

fry for five minutes until golden brown. Add

garlic and asparagus and cook for one minute.

2 Whisk eggs, soured cream, mustard and

tarragon together. Season, then pour mixture

into the pan. Cook for three to four minutes,

then grill for a further couple of minutes until

the top has just set. Serve with salad leaves.

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SUDOKU

GIANT CROSSWORD

SOLUTION

ACROSS: 13 Make eyes at,

14 Martini, 15 Trowel,

16 Merino, 17 Ruction,

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21 Gloom, 22 Height,

23 Morph, 28 Upstart,

30 Attempt, 33 Abominate,

36 Fidget, 38 Child, 39 Cress,

40 Apathy, 42 Rebut,

43 Airlift, 44 Status, 46 Alto,

49 Scab, 51 Engage, 53 Move

out, 55 Punch, 59 Aspect,

60 Porch, 61 Cause,

62 Cohort, 63 Kerfuffle,

65 Epithet, 66 In short,

70 Endow, 71 Assert, 73 Splay,

75 Break, 80 Draw, 82 Pupil,

83 Bouquet, 84 Assure,

85 Clothe, 86 Respect,

87 Come to life.

DOWN: 1 Make do, 2 Resident,

3 Pylon, 4 As a rule, 5 Stucco,

6 Ambit, 7 Crunch, 8 Kingpin,

9 Miss the bus, 10 Strop,

11 Hold down, 12 Bean, 24 Pot

shot, 25 Broth, 26 Head off,

27 Embassy, 29 Poise, 31 Trial,

32 Pick, 34 Acting, 35 Deft,

37 Grumble, 41 At a push,

45 Toupee, 47 Rectify,

48 Boycott, 50 Cistern,

52 Gore, 54 Elude, 56 Carer,

57 Chop, 58 Scene, 60 Poles

apart, 64 Fool with, 67 Hard

sell, 68 Recluse, 69 Pastime,

72 Tablet, 74 Paunch,

76 Adrift, 77 Spiel, 78 Suite,

79 Tasty, 81 Rile.

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