Saint Veronica V Saints People Christianity
Saint Veronica V Saints People Christianity
Saint Veronica
St. Veronica is the name given to one of the women who accompanied Christ to Calvary. She is said to have offered Christ a towel, on which he left the imprint of his face. "Veronica" means "true icon."
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- 15th-century painting by Hans Memling, accompanied by an explanation of the legend on which it is based. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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- Pious reflection on her legend.
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- Illustrated profile of the saint.
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- Short essay. Author not named.
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- Veronica is a name popularly given to one of the women who accompanied Christ to Calvary. "Veronica" is an abbreviation of "vera icon" (true image), and the woman now called Veronica is said to have offered a towel to Christ, on which
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- Researcher believes he has found this famous relic, missing for four centuries. Story from Zenit News Agency, 3 June, 1999.
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- Miniature from a fifteenth-century Flemish book of hours.
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