2007-04-10 14:06:09 · 9 answers · asked by omygosh 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It does not.
The story of Veronica is a part of holy tradition, i.e. it was supposedly recorded by eyewitnesses and contemporaries of Christ and the apostles.
Not everything Christ revealed is confined to Scripture.
2007-04-10 14:08:38 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a legend that grew up about a woman who wiped Jesus' face with her handkerchief as he carried the cross. According to the legend, when she looked at the cross, it had the imprint of Jesus' face on it. This cloth was supposedly a relic of the church until it disappeared some time in the 1600's. Veronica means "true image", so it shows that it wasn't an actual name of a person. Perhaps there was a woman who wiped Jesus' face and it went into legendary status, but it is doubtful that an actual facial imprint was left on a cloth. This cloth is first mentioned in the 4th century, which is about when Christian Romans began scouring the Holy Land for relics of Christ. The likelihood of any of those relics being actual relics is slight.
2016-03-18 07:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Veronica Bible
2016-11-16 07:20:38 · answer #3 · answered by dethlefs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible does not record the account of a woman wiping Jesus’ face with the towels. The tradition is that the woman’s name was Veronica. This tradition is very old, but there is no way to know if there is any truth to it. However, since the Bible does not say, we should not give the account any authority. If this event was important, it would have been mentioned in the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion.
Peace
2007-04-10 14:09:58 · answer #4 · answered by biddy 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋
It doesn't. Someone in Catholic History, someone made it up, or the historical evidence has been lost. Hence, the pope changed the stations of the cross into things that there is evidence for.
2007-04-10 14:09:17 · answer #5 · answered by John F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pastor Billy says: Veronica is really vera icon meaning true image please read on
St. Veronica
In several regions of Christendom there is honored under this name a pious matron of Jerusalem who, during the Passion of Christ, as one of the holy women who accompanied Him to Calvary, offered Him a towel on which he left the imprint of His face. She went to Rome, bringing with her this image of Christ, which was long exposed to public veneration. To her likewise are traced other relics of the Blessed Virgin venerated in several churches of the West. The belief in the existence of authentic images of Christ is connected with the old legend of Abgar of Edessa and the apocryphal writing known as the "Mors Pilati". To distinguish at Rome the oldest and best known of these images it was called vera icon (true image), which ordinary language soon made veronica. It is thus designated in several medieval texts mentioned by the Bollandists (e.g. an old Missal of Augsburg has a Mass "De S. Veronica seu Vultus Domini"), and Matthew of Westminster speaks of the imprint of the image of the Savior which is called Veronica: "Effigies Domenici vultus quae Veronica nuncupatur". By degrees, popular imagination mistook this word for the name of a person and attached thereto several legends which vary according to the country.
2007-04-10 16:16:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Veronica Who??!!
2007-04-10 14:08:58 · answer #7 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't.
That is Catholic tradition.
2007-04-10 14:09:25 · answer #8 · answered by chris p 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what matters is the holy spirit of God leading thru prayer our lifes.
someone wiping someones face is insignificant to say the least
2007-04-10 14:10:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
nowhere!
2007-04-10 14:09:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋