Saint Veronica

Saint Veronica or Berenice, according to the "Acta Sanctorum" published by the Bollandists (under February 4), was a pious woman of Jerusalem. She moved with pity as Jesus carried his cross to Golgotha, gave him her veil that he might wipe his forehead. Jesus accepted the offering and after using it handed it back to her, the image of his face miraculously impressed upon it.

Saint Veronica
Saint Veronica, by Hans Memling.
Confessor
Born	1st century AD, Caesarea Philippi or Jerusalem, Palaestina
Died	1st century AD
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast	0ctober 23; February 4
Attributes	woman holding a cloth that bears the image of Christ's face
Patronage	laundry workers; photographers

Saint Veronica Media

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  Saint Veronica and the Holy Women, Grégoire Guérard, c.1530

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  Cloth of Saint Veronica, Bernardino Zaganelli, c. 1500, oil on panel, Philadelphia Museum of Art

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  Statue of Veronica by Francesco Mochi in a niche of the pier supporting the main dome of St. Peter's Basilica

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  Gouache painting of Saint Veronica

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  Saint Veronica with the Veil, Mattia Preti

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  Saint Veronica by Bernardo Strozzi

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  Christ with the Cross on his back, encountering Veronica, Antonio Arias Fernández

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  Saint Veronica by Ángel María Cortellini Hernández

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  Veronica showing the Holy Face to the Virgin and Saint John, 1864, by Juan Antonio Vera Calvo