In the monastery Church of St. Vojtech (Adelbert), above the chapel of The Holy Cross, a precise copy of the Turin Should dated 1651 was found in a wooden. A letter of authenticity dated 1651 signed by the Archbishop Julius Caesar Bergiria accompanies the copy. The copy of the Shroud, which like the original bears the image of Jesus, was given as a gift to the former abbot of the Benedictine Order in Broumov and later archbishop of Prague. (This information is in enclosed document written in Latin).

The copy of the linen, which is a precise copy of the original, was discovered in Broumov in a wooden case. The case was hidden in a decorated stucco frame in a height of approximately 12 meters. This is one of the most rare religious relics and the original is being preserved in Turin, Italy. The history of the Turin Shroud is quite extensive. The cloth was in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) but in 1204 the Fourth Crusade invaded Constantinople and the linen cloth was taken to France as part of the spoils of the crusade wars. It later became the property of the Savoy Dynasty and in 1578 it was moved to Turin, Italy for safekeeping and remains there until this day. The original linen cloth has been the subject of scientific research for many years. Recently fire was set in the chapel at the Cathedral in Turin where the Shroud is kept, but it survived the fire. The copy of the Turin linen in Broumov was also endangered by fire, as there are obvious signs of damage that are several years old.

Today the copy is hung in a showcase in the refectory of the monastery. On the linen cloth there is an image of a body with crossed arms. There are evident wounds of crucifixion in the wrists, feet and a wound in the side; rust stains mark these. Between the front and back of the image is an inscription "EXTACTUM AB ORIGINALI" (derived from the original). The authenticity, the letter of the archbishop of Turin is in very poor condition and for this reason only a copy of this letter is displayed. This document is proof that the Broumov linen is a true copy of the original Shroud and not just a tourist attraction with a doubtful source.

The Turin Shroud is perhaps the most researched and the most controversial of all religious relics. Numerous church scholars and other scientific authorities believe that it is a genuine burial cloth of a man crucified by the Romans during the first century. However there are others who believe that it is a medieval hoax from the 13^th century. The linen cloth is 4.36 meters long and 1.10 meters wide and it is made from pure flax. It is a negative image of a man, 180cm tall with distinct front and back images. There is no outline to the image. There are bloodstains and there is evidence for human DNA. The image is on the surface of the cloth and not ingrained into the cloth. So far nobody was able to explain how this occurred.
In 1988 scientists in Oxford - England, Zurich - Switzerland, and Tucson - Arizona did a Carbon - 14 test on some fibers of the Shroud and reported that the cloth dates back to 1260-1390. Inquires were made and it was quickly discovered that the testing samples were taken from an area that was exposed to soot from burning candles, oil from lamps and other contaminants from the early Middle Ages and therefore the results were not accurate. The authenticity of the linen was put to another test this time the negative photo of the man on the Shroud was placed in an image analyzer and a perfect 3-dimentional image of a man appeared on the monitor. An artist in the early 1300s could not have produced this superficial negative image. Another finding is the image of a coin minted in the first century on one of the eyes of the Shroud; coins placed over eyes were a common burial practice during the time of Jesus Of Nazareth.