RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Saint Veronica
25 BC - 1
Saint Veronica
Saint Veronica, also known as Berenike, was a widow from Jerusalem who lived in the 1st century AD, according to extra-biblical Christian traditions. Apocryphal texts relate how Veronica was moved with sympathy seeing Jesus carrying the cross to Calvary and gave him her veil so that he could wipe his forehead. Jesus accepted the offer, and when he returned the veil the image of his face was miraculously captured on it. The resulting relic became known as the Veil of Veronica. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Veronica is the 320th most popular religious figure (down from 282nd in 2019). (down from 45th in 2019)
Saint Veronica is most famous for the story of how she wiped Jesus's face with her veil and the image of his face was left on the cloth.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Saint Veronica ranks 320 out of 3,187. Before her are Longinus, Pope Benedict I, Hippolytus of Rome, Pope Silverius, Joseph of Arimathea, and Pope Eutychian. After her are Pope Martin I, Pope Paul I, Michael I Cerularius, Pope Felix III, Pope Alexander IV, and Pope Gregory IV.
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Longinus
100 - 100
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 314
Pope Benedict I
525 - 579
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 315
Hippolytus of Rome
170 - 235
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 316
Pope Silverius
490 - 538
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 317
Joseph of Arimathea
100 - 96
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 318
Pope Eutychian
300 - 283
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 319
Saint Veronica
25 BC - 1
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 320
Pope Martin I
590 - 655
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 321
Pope Paul I
700 - 767
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 322
Michael I Cerularius
1005 - 1059
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 323
Pope Felix III
440 - 492
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 324
Pope Alexander IV
1200 - 1261
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 325
Pope Gregory IV
790 - 844
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 326
Contemporaries
Among people born in 25 BC, Saint Veronica ranks 1. After her are Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Marcus Gavius Apicius, and Vonones II. Among people deceased in 1, Saint Veronica ranks 1. After her are Mary of Clopas, Tigranes IV, Domitilla the Elder, Cleomedes, Zenobia of Armenia, Agrippa, Artaxias II of Iberia, and Terentius Maximus.
Others Born in 25 BC
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
25 BC - 1
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 1
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
WRITER
25 BC - 50
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 2
Marcus Gavius Apicius
CHEF
25 BC - 37
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 3
Vonones II
POLITICIAN
25 BC - 51
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 1
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
25 BC - 1
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 1
Mary of Clopas
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 1
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 2
Tigranes IV
POLITICIAN
35 BC - 1
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 3
Domitilla the Elder
COMPANION
50 - 1
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 4
Cleomedes
ASTRONOMER
110 - 1
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 5
Zenobia of Armenia
COMPANION
100 - 1
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 6
Agrippa
ASTRONOMER
100 - 1
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 7
Artaxias II of Iberia
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 1
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 8
Terentius Maximus
POLITICIAN
100 - 1
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 9
