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Verena

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Egyptian saint

Lived 260 to 344 · aged 84
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Verena of Zurzach, also known as Saint Verena, was an early Christian consecrated virgin and hermit. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches.

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12th-century miniature from the Zwiefalter Chorbuch, showing Verena holding a jar and a plate12th-century miniature from the Zwiefalter Chorbuch, showing Verena holding a jar and a plateSt. Verena's Mercy, Verena washing a leper's hair (Swabia, c. 1525).[3]St. Verena's Mercy, Verena washing a leper's hair (Swabia, c. 1525).[3]Hermitage near Solothurn, where she is said to have resided.Hermitage near Solothurn, where she is said to have resided.An 18th-century depiction in Bad Wurzach parish church. Verena among other saints in celestial glory. She is depicted with her common attribute, the jar (placed at her feet), and a palm branch as a symbol of victory over the flesh.An 18th-century depiction in Bad Wurzach parish church. Verena among other saints in celestial glory. She is depicted with her common attribute, the jar (placed at her feet), and a palm branch as a symbol of victory over the flesh.Late Gothic sculpture in Grödig parish church, Saint Verena holding a jarLate Gothic sculpture in Grödig parish church, Saint Verena holding a jar

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Verena of Zurzach, also known as Saint Verena, was an early Christian consecrated virgin and hermit. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches. She is especially venerated in Switzerland, where her cult is attested in Bad Zurzach, the reported place of her burial, from at least the 5th century. Her feast is on 1 September.

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Lived 260 to 344 · aged 84
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