Righteous Woman
Saint Veronica
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The woman healed by touching the hem of Christ's garment, remembered by the Church for faith and gratitude.
Core account checked against Orthodox Church in America — Saint Veronica, The Prologue from Ohrid — July 12. Additional ecclesiastical references appear below.
Life and Witness
Life and Historical Setting
Holy tradition identifies Veronica with the woman who suffered from an issue of blood and was healed when she touched the hem of the Savior's garment in faith. She later proclaimed the mercy she had received from Christ.
Miracles, Relics and Places of Veneration
The Orthodox tradition identifies her with the woman healed of the issue of blood, while later accounts concerning an image of Christ and her subsequent life exist in different forms. The Gospel healing is distinguished from later developments instead of being merged into one supposedly contemporary record.
Iconography and Spiritual Meaning
The saint's icon presents a transfigured human person whose holiness is the gift of God. The spiritual lesson is drawn from the received life and worship of the Church, not from invented moral anecdotes.
Feast Day
July 12 — Saint Veronica.
From the Orthodox Synaxarion
The Prologue from Ohrid identifies Veronica with the woman healed after touching Christ’s garment in faith. Her remembrance directs the faithful to the Gospel account and to the Savior as the source of healing.
Historical Record and Ecclesiastical Tradition
Matthew 9:20–22, Mark 5:25–34 and Luke 8:43–48 describe the woman healed of a flow of blood but do not give her name. Her identification as Veronica, later witness and benefactor belongs to ecclesiastical tradition; western legends concerning a veil bearing Christ's face are not merged uncritically with the Orthodox account.
Biographical information on this page is based exclusively on the Orthodox ecclesiastical sources listed below.
Orthodox Church in America — Saint VeronicaThe Prologue from Ohrid — July 12