Jun 24, 2024 · With sadness, we announce the passing of our esteemed colleague Barrie Schwortz, Shroud of Turin expert and founder of Shroud.com, the world's leading Shroud website. It is also the Shroud's "Library of Congress," with its volumes of research papers, documents, and news. Barrie's death was expected, but it is painful to accept that he is gone.

Barrie Schwortz was the Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin Research Project, the team that performed the first ever in-depth scientific examination of the Shroud of Turin in October, 1978.

Barrie Schwortz was the Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin Research Project, the team that conducted the first in-depth scientific examination of the Shroud in 1978.

Jun 24, 2024 · Barrie worked tirelessly as a leader and organizer of conferences and meetings for many years. Barrie served as an unbiased archivist of documents and photographs. Mostly, Barrie was an all-around inspiration for the world of Shroud researchers and dabblers.

Barrie Schwortz, a renowned photographer and lecturer, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on June 21, 2024, at the age of 77.

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.

Barrie Schwortz's legacy will endure through his contributions to science, his captivating photographs and videos, and the countless lives he touched with his knowledge and kindness. He leaves behind a rich tapestry of memories and a profound impact on the world of shroud research and photography. (Read more).

Barrie Schwortz was the Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin Research Project, the team that conducted the first in-depth scientific examination of the Shroud in 1978.

Posted on June 25, 2024 ; Posted by hughfarey ; 3 Comments; Posted in Uncategorized; In 2019, as part of the Post-Graduate Certificate in Shroud Studies, I listed the founding of shroud.com as the first of my three “most important events in Sindonology since 1981,” and the death of its founder, Barrie Schwortz, on 21 June, has plunged its …

Barrie Schwortz, the Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin, joins Fr. Joseph Mary Wolfe to discuss this remarkable & sacred image of Our ...