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Old 06 September 2007, 04:43 AM
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Icon215 Carbon dating casts doubt on age of St. Francis robe

Carbon dating has cast doubt on the authenticity of one of four robes kept by Italian churches as relics of the medieval Saint Francis of Assisi, though another tunic, a belt and a cushion were found to be the right vintage.

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