Saint Veronica (Subscribe)
Links
Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Veronica
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 he left the imprint of his face.
Priest Rediscovers "Veil of Veronica" in Italian Abbey
Researcher believes he has found this famous relic, missing for four centuries. Story from Zenit News Agency, 3 June, 1999.
Saint Veronica
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.
Saint Veronica Displaying the Sudarium
Miniature from a fifteenth-century Flemish book of hours.
