\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting follows the traditional iconography of St. Veronica, the holy woman who used her clothing to wipe ChristÆs face when he
fell under the weight of the cross on the road to Calvary. The woman is holding the veil on which the image of ChristÆs face has been imprinted. In fact the name Veronica derives from the phrase \i vera icona\i0 , or ôtrue image.ö