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When Christ fell on his way to the Golgotha, a woman wiped his face with a towel; an image of Christ remained on the towel. This woman was Veronica; this incident is all we really know about her, and the relic has become her symbol ever since.
- woman holding a cloth that bears the image of Christ’s face
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- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia, by Antoine Degert
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Saint Veronica’s Kerchief, by Selma Lagerlöf
Category: Canonized Pre-Congregation, Emblem: Cloth, Emblem: Face of Christ, Saints Beati and Venerables | Trackback
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