October 19, 2019

A symposium on the history of the Shroud of Lirey-Chambéry-Turin will take place in March 27-28, 2020, at the archives of the Department of Aube, in the city of Troyes, France. I am organizing the symposium with the help of the local historian Alain Hourseau from Bouilly. The symposium will take place in the building of the reading rooms of the archives situated outside downtown Troyes. All talks will be in French and take place on the first day of the symposium, Friday, March 27.

The second day, Saturday, March 28, will be a social event visiting the villages of Lirey and Savoisy. At Lirey, we will visit the chapel where a history of the collegiate will be presented. We will also visit the feudal motte where Geoffroy de Charny built his castle (a special access to the private land including the motte was obtained by Alain Hourseau). Although the castle is completely gone, we can still see the ditch that protected it. This will give the participants a first-hand historical background of what approximately the collegiate of Lirey was in the 14th century. At Savoisy, our visit will be hosted by Laurent Bouzoud and we will visit the outside of the castle. A presentation on the history of the castle and the role it possibly played on the Shroud will be presented by Laurent.

For more information and reserve a place to the symposium, please visit the Eventbrite website.