Barbara Frale

Barbara Frale
Born (1970-02-24) 24 February 1970
Viterbo, Italy
Occupationpaleographer

Barbara Frale (born 24 February 1970) is an Italian paleographer at the Vatican Secret Archives. Frale has written books about the Templars and she has a special interest in the history of the Shroud of Turin. In September 2001, she found an authentic copy of the Chinon Parchment.