Barbara Frale

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