The Druze texts are referred to as 'The Hikma Texts' and they are forbidden even from most of the Druze themselves if they're not initiated (ready to receive the knowledge). The Druze do not practice polygamy, pilgrimage to Mecca, fasting during Ramadan or any other holy month or period, prayer in churches, mosques or any form of ritualistic behavior historically or currently practiced by both Christians or Muslims. In truth, they have nothing in common with Islam and do not believe or practice any of the pillars of Islam or worship any of the Islamic figures revered by both prominent sects of Islam, The Sunnites, and/or The Shiites. Father Forthill anonymously receives the Shroud at Saint Mary of the Angels church shortly after.The Druze are a secretive surviving Gnostic community in the Middle East today who publicly claim homogeneity with Islam due to a historical fear of persecution. ĭresden follows Marcone to a hospital where he places the Shroud over a little girl- Helen Beckitt's daughter Amanda Beckitt- who is in a coma for taking a bullet meant for him. With Marcone's help, Dresden, Michael Carpenter, and Sanya recover the shroud, which Marcone keeps. Once he gets it away from him, the curse will end. Shiro Yoshimo tells Dresden that as long as Nicodemus touches the Shroud, the curse holds. Dresden finds out from him that the shroud is going to be used from the O'hare Airport to fuel a curse that releases a contagion to spread all over the world. Quintus Cassius had been impersonating Father Vincent. Susan Rodriguez and Martin escape with Valmont but Nicodemus kidnaps Dresden and the Shroud. The Order of the Blackened Denarius, led by Nicodemus Archleone with Deirdre and Quintus Cassius, attacks.
Once payment is made, Valmont informs Marcone that it's in a tube with an explosive device that she'll disengage once she is clear, thus foiling Dresden's plan to take it behind Valmont's back. ĭresden tracks down the Shroud to a basement in the Marriott Downtown Chicago Hotel, where he secretly watches the deal go down between Valmont and Marcone via palmtop computer. Dresden discovers where to find Valmont and the Shroud just in time to escape the sinking ship. Deirdre Archleone attacks the ship, kills Garcia, and puts a hole in the hull, but Valmont gets away with the Shroud. He almost obtains it from Anna Valmont and Francisca Garcia on the Etranger. In Death Masks, Harry Dresden is hired by Father Vincent to find and retrieve the Shroud of Turin. ĭresden felt a tingling sensation when he touched the Shroud. It is also a fragile relic that has been in the Church's possession for many centuries, and is politically very significant.
Dresden suggests that it has magical power because magic stems from shared belief. It is a powerful symbol of faith in which many people believe. It is handwovern three-to-one herringbone twill. No larger than a folded shirt and kept in a plastic bag, it is a rectangular piece of linen cloth fourteen feet three inches long by three feet, seven inches. It is the probably the most vital artifact owned by the Church. It was almost burned a few years back when the Cathedral caught fire. The cloth supposedly has the image of Christ imposed on it in his blood and was wrapped around it during the resurrection. The Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth used by Joseph of Aramthea to wrap the body of Jesus after the Crucifixion. The Shroud was stolen by the Churchmice led by Gaston LaRouche three days before Harry Dresden being hired to find it. It was taken from the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptiste in Turin, Northern Italy.
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