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St. Veronica

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Religious Figure

The Resume

    Sometimes known as Berenice
    Mentioned in the apocryphal work ‘The Acts of Pilate'
    Wiped Jesus Christ's face with her veil as he carried his cross to Calvary
    Christ's image was miraculously imprinted on the veil
    Veil kept at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City

Why she might be annoying:

    She is not mentioned in the bible or early histories of the saints.
    She has been variously referred to as Herod's niece, Lazarus's sister and a Roman soldier's wife.
    Her story could have been created to account for a famed image of Christ.
    Her name may be a corruption of ‘vera icon,' meaning true image.
    In 1999, a Jesuit scholar said he had found the real veil and accused the Vatican of displaying a fake for centuries.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She is one of the most beloved of Catholic saints.
    She braved the wrath of Roman soldiers to comfort a man on his way to be executed.
    She may have miraculously cured Tiberius, causing him to convert.
    In some stories she ends up preaching in France.
    Unlike other saints, she does not seem to have suffered a gory martyrdom.
    She is, appropriately enough, the patron saint of photographers.

Credit: Georgina


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 200 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 121 Votes: 53.72% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 328 Votes: 45.12% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 32 Votes: 71.88% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 124 Votes: 58.87% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 932 Votes: 44.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 117 Votes: 36.75% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 113 Votes: 33.63% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 102 Votes: 52.94% Annoying