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In 1955, Gambescia, a graduate of Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, board certified in internal medicine, was approached by a Redemptorist father, Adam J. Otterbein, to join his team of sidonologists on the nascent Holy Shroud Guild, based in Esopus, New York, which became the premier American organization devoted to the study of the sh...
Adam Otterbein took his religious vows on August 2, 1936, the same month that Adolf Hitler was presiding over the Olympic Games in Berlin. As a seminarian, he studied at
The Turin Shroud has generated controversy ever since its first known display in 1353. Appearing under suspicious circumstances in an age of relic worship and forgery, it would long ago have been dismissed but for the unusual body image it bears.
Its founder and first president is Rev. Adam J. Otterbein. Father Wuenschel, away in Rome, is named Honorary President. There were also two Councilors, Fr. Francis Filas and Fr. Peter Rinaldi.
Fr. Adam Otterbein, C.Ss.R., President of the United States Holy Shroud Guild, and, with Fr. Peter Rinaldi, its co-founder, died on June 9, 1998 in Saratoga, New York, after having been in failing health for some while. He was 82.
Apr 22, 1973 · The Rev. Adam J. Otterbein of the Bronx, president of the Holy Shroud Guild, which claims about 5,000 members in this country, said that the shroud needed a thorough scientific examination backed...
by Adam J. Otterbein Holy Shroud Guild, P.O. Box 336, Ephrata, Pa. 17522, U.S.A. 5 xi 82 The author has made a balanced and well-rounded presentation of the evidence from all sciences which should be considered in evaluating the Shroud of Turin.
