The face of God
Subtitle: the rediscovery of the true face of Jesus
By: Paul Badde ; translated by Henry Taylor
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9781586175153
Subjects: Veil of Veronica; Relics; Face
Work titles: Göttliche Gesicht
Description: "Best-selling journalist, historian and author Paul Badde embarks on an exciting quest to discover the truth behind the Holy Face of Manoppello, a relic recently rediscovered and rumored to be the veil of Veronica...Badde was intrigued when he heard of a mysterious image in a remote Italian village--an image of a man's face on byssus cloth. Byssus, or sea silk, is a rare and delicate fabric woven from a silky filament produced by mollusks. It is claimed that the fabric is so thin and delicate that it is impossible to paint on--yet the image in Manoppello is clearly visible, and when laid over the image of the face on the Shroud of Turin, forms a perfect match..."--Dust cover flap.
Notes: Originally published as Das Göttliche Gesicht: Die abenteuerliche Suche Nach dem wahren Antlitz Jesu: Munich : Pattloch Verlag GmbH, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-349) and index.

Translated from the German.
Table of contents: title: The divine comedy; title: The return of the images; title: The holy face; title: An Easter sister; title: The veil of Veronica; title: Locked doors in mighty walls; title: From open to closed eyes; title: The broken glass; title: The face of faces; title: The fair face of her son; title: From the lord of the images to the image of the Lord; title: The master of the living child; title: Jude Thaddeus; title: Doubting Thomas; title: Mary Magdalen; title: A chamberlain from Ethiopia and the cabbalist from the Sea of Galilee; title: Padre Pio and Padre Domenico; title: Holy blood; title: Raining roses on the Mount of the Transfiguration; title: In the inmost hold of the Vatican; title: Homecoming and farewell; title: Hands transformed; title: The disarmed face.