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The Veil of Veronica, or Sudarium (Latin for sweat-cloth), also known as the Vernicle and often called simply the Veronica, is a Christian relic consisting of a piece of cloth said to bear an image of the Holy Face of Jesus produced by other than human means (an acheiropoieton, "made without hand"). Various existing images have been claimed to ...
In Vatican City, on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, an extraordinary liturgy takes place at St. Peter’s Basilica: the display of a revered relic known as "Veronica’s Veil." This relic is deeply tied to the Stations of the Cross, depicting a moment where a woman named Veronica wipes Jesus' face with a cloth as he carries the cross to Calvary.
- The Shroud of Turin
- The Veils of Veronica
- The Divine Mercy Image
Many believe the Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of Jesus, as it bears uncanny similarities to the wounds of Jesus described in scripture and historical records. “I think the deepest longing in the heart of man is to see the face of God,” shroud expert Father Andrew Dalton saidin an interview with EWTN. “If the shroud gives us even a pale image...
Twoimages of St. Veronica’s Veil reside in Europe – one in St. Peter’s Basilica, and the other at the Basilica Shrine of the Holy Face in Manoppello, Italy. Tradition holds that the veil in St. Peter’s Basilica is the cloth St. Veronica used to wipe the face of Jesus on His way to Calvary. The Vatican displays this veil at St. Peter’s Basilica once...
Jesus asked St. Faustina to “paint an image, according to the pattern you see” in a 1931 apparition. She then instructed painter Eugene Kazimierowski in creating the image in 1934. “Paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the signature: Jesus, I trust in You. I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish,” Jesu...
The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic relic, which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion.
Apr 14, 2010 · A fascinating mystery envelops "Veronica's veil," the relic that shows the image of Christ. It is not a second shroud, almost in competition with the Shroud of Turin, but the cloth with which, according to tradition, a woman wiped the Master's face during the Passion.
St. Veronica (flourished 1st century ce, Jerusalem; feast day July 12) was a renowned legendary woman who, moved by the sight of Christ carrying his cross to Golgotha, gave him her kerchief to wipe his brow, after which he handed it back imprinted with the image of his face.
Nov 28, 2018 · The Veil of Veronica (called the Veronica) belongs to the tradition of miraculous images on cloth that claim to be made from the imprint of Christ’s face. Called Volto santo , or Holy Face, they include the Holy Face of Manoppello, the Holy Face of Vienna, the Holy Face of Alicante, Holy Face of Jaén, the Holy Face of San Silvestro and the ...
