Mandylion
(μανδύλιον), the Holy Towel, a precious acheiropoietos said not only to have been an authentic likeness of Christ but one which Christ himself willingly produced. It was thus often cited both as proof of the reality of his incarnation—as it had been in contact with his body—and as justification for the ... ...
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