|
|
|
Turin, 20 September 2000 During the week between Monday 4 and Sunday 10 September, 85.924 pilgrims walked before the Shroud. 364.323 pilgrims have come to see the Exposition in the days between its opening and 17 September. However, we should also consider 99.000 people more, who walked in the Duomo through its main entrance to see the Shroud from afar. 88.169 people are expected to visit the Exposition of the Shroud next week, although we should remember that many reservations are usually made last minute. 750.125 reservations were made before 17 September, at 4 p.m.., for the whole period of the Exposition, while 80.425 reservations were made in the week from 11 to 17 September. VIP visitors Among the people who visited the Exposition this week, we find mons. John Patrick Foley (president of the Pontifical Council of Social Communications), mons. Giuseppe Bernardini (bishop of Smirne), mons. Kazimierz Ryczan, bishop of Kielce (Poland), mons. Giacomo Barabino (bishop of Ventimiglia – San Remo), mons. Francesco Tommasiello (bishop of Teano – Calvi), Francesco Rutelli (mayor of Rome).
12 August - 12 September: 44.000 FOREIGNERS TO SEE THE SHROUD OF TURIN During the first month since its opening, 293.603 pilgrims visited the Exposition of the Shroud, with an average of 9.175 visitors per day. Moreover, 84.000 people (about 2.600 per day) saw the Shroud from afar, just walking into the Duomo through its main entrance. The 9 of September was the day that had the highest number of visitors (22.078 ). On 15 of August only 3.923 people went to see the Shroud, since it was an Italian national Holiday and the Exposition was open only a few hours in the morning. Foreigners were 43.967, 14,9% of the total number of visitors. There was an average attendance rate of 1.373 foreign pilgrims per day. We should add 5.000 students to this number (2.500 of them were from France). They went to see the Shroud during the Youth World Days, and their reservations were made together with those of their Italian host groups, parishes or associations. Most of the foreign visitors came from the European Community (24.125 people, about 54,87% of the total). Many pilgrims came from Eastern Europe (7.958, 18,1% of the total). Up to date, 4.341 pilgrims came from North America and 20.585 from South America, 1.107 from the Middle East and 396 from Africa. Today, at 4 p.m., 81.948 were the reservation made from abroad for the whole period of the Exposition (11,8% of the total). They were made by people coming from 146 different nations (out of 189 UN nations). During the Exposition of 1998, 58.829 foreign visitors came to Turin, from 67 countries. The highest number of foreigners came from France. After them we find Polish and Spanish pilgrims, this year. This is the comparison between foreign visitors in 1998 and the reservations made until 4 p.m. today.
Reservations made before 12 September
Comitato per l’Ostensione solenne della Sindone e per l'anno giubilare 2000 Committee for the Solemn Exposition of the Shroud and for the jubilee year 2000 Ufficio Stampa - Press Office Via XX Settembre 83 – Torino Tel. 011-521.61.67 Fax 011-460.11.82 E-MAIL: press.sindone@torino.chiesacattolica.it
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
