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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Veronica

A woman martyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.

Feast
July 17old style July 30
Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Veronica (in some texts Beronike) is commemorated on 17 July in the calendar of the Church of Greece (new style), together with Holy Martyr Speratus. The synaxarion states that no details of their lives are known. She should not be confused with Veronica, the woman with the issue of blood from the Gospel, commemorated on 12 July.

Commemorated the same day July 17