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Saint Veronica
Christian saint
For the Italian saint, see Veronica Giuliani. For the Billy Talent song, see Saint Veronika. For the Syrian saint, see Febronia of Syria. For other uses of saintly "Berenice", see Berenice (disambiguation).
For other uses of saintly "Veronica", see Veronica (disambiguation).
Saint Veronica | |
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Saint Veronica, by Hans Memling, c. 1470. | |
| Born | 1st century AD Caesarea Philippi or Jerusalem, Judea |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | July 12[1] |
| Attributes | Cloth that bears the image of Christ's face |
| Patronage | images; laundry workers, pictures, photos, photographers,[2]Santa Veronica, San Pablo City, Laguna |
Saint Veronica, also known as Berenike,[3] was a widow from Jerusalem who lived in the 1st century AD, according to extra-biblical Christian sacred tradition.[4] A celebrated saint in many pi