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Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus - Via Dolorosa

Stations of the Cross - Jerusalem

Updated March 28, 2010

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At the sixth Station of the Cross, Veronica wipes the face of Jesus with her veil.
Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus - Stations of the Cross Station 6 - Via Dolorosa - Jerusalem

Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus - Stations of the Cross Station 6 - Via Dolorosa - Jerusalem

Wendy Bumgardner © 2010
The sixth station is based on a medieval tradition not found the the Bible. Veronica wiped the sweat from the face of Jesus with her silk veil. Tradition says that the face of Jesus was then imprinted on the veil, and it is now kept as a relic in Rome. Her name is composed of the words for "true icon." Church of the Holy Face and Saint Veronica was built here in the 1800's supposedly over the site of her house. Veronica's veil

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