Blessed Veronica of Milan | |
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Nun | |
Born | c. 1445 Binasco, Italy |
Died | 13 January 1497 Milan, Italy |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 1517 by Pope Leo X (cultus confirmed) 1672 by Pope Clement X (devotion extended universally) |
Feast | 13 January 28 January (Augustinian Order) |
Veronica of Milan (c. 1445 – 13 January 1497) was an Italian nun in the Augustinian Order. She was reputed to have received frequent visions of the Virgin Mary, and her local cultus was confirmed by Pope Leo X in 1517.