Veil of Veronica
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The Veil of Veronica, or Sudarium, also known as the Vernicle, the Veronica and the Holy Face, is a Christian relic consisting of a piece of cloth said to bear an image of the Holy Face of Jesus produ
Veronica holding her veil, Hans Memling, c. 1470
Christ carrying the cross, attributed to Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1510; in the lower-left corner: Veronica with the veil
19th-century group of Saint Veronica offering Jesus the veil, from a series of Stations of the Cross.
Veil of Veronica (1923) by Olle Hjortzberg in Högalid Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Stockholm
Saint Veronica
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Saint Veronica, also known as Berenike, was a widow from Jerusalem who lived in the 1st century AD, according to extra-biblical Christian traditions. Apocryphal texts relate how Veronica was moved wit
Veil of Veronica
…copy of it; representations of it are also known as vernicles. The story of the image's origin is related to the sixth Station of the Cross, wherein Saint Veronica, encountering Jesus along the Via Dolorosa to Calvary, wipes the blood and sweat from his face with her veil. According to some versions, St. Veronica…
Saint Veronica and the Holy Women, Grégoire Guérard, c.1530
Albrecht Dürer's 1513 Veronica