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=== Assistant: Yes, absolutely — that's a crucial point. ===
Yes, absolutely — that's a crucial point. The face on the Shroud of Turin appears swollen, bruised, and marked by injuries consistent with severe physical trauma:
* Nose: Likely broken or swollen from blunt force trauma.
* Cheekbone: Bruised or misshapen, possibly indicating a blow.
* Eyes: One eye may be swollen shut or partially closed due to injury.
* Overall expression: Somber, marked by suffering, as expected from someone brutally tortured and crucified.

This means any attempt to compare the Shroud image with an idealized or serene depiction — such as the one from Gifts of Heaven — must consider the contrast between a post-torture, death-image and a spiritually symbolic, unblemished portrait of divine love and life.

So, the differences in facial features (apparent asymmetry, swelling, somberness) are not contradictions but the result of context: one image represents Jesus in suffering and death, the other His glorified, loving, life-giving presence.

Would you like me to help visualize a "healed" or "pre-Passion" version of the Shroud image in line with the Lorber description?