<P> The history of the shroud from the 15th century is well recorded . In 1532, the shroud suffered damage from a fire in the chapel where it was stored . A drop of molten silver from the reliquary produced a symmetrically placed mark through the layers of the folded cloth . Poor Clare Nuns attempted to repair this damage with patches . In 1578 the House of Savoy took the shroud to Turin and it has remained at Turin Cathedral ever since . </P> <P> Repairs were made to the shroud in 1694 by Sebastian Valfrè to improve the repairs of the Poor Clare nuns . Further repairs were made in 1868 by Clotilde of Savoy . The shroud remained the property of the House of Savoy until 1983, when it was given to the Holy See, the rule of the House of Savoy having ended in 1946 . </P> <P> A fire, possibly caused by arson, threatened the shroud on 11 April 1997 . In 2002, the Holy See had the shroud restored . The cloth backing and thirty patches were removed, making it possible to photograph and scan the reverse side of the cloth, which had been hidden from view for centuries . The most recent public exhibition of the Shroud was from April 19 to June 24, 2015 . </P> <P> The Gospel of the Hebrews a 2nd - century manuscript extant in about 20 lines states' and after He had given the linen cloth to the servant of the priest he appeared to James' </P>

When was the shroud of turin first discovered