The Holy Face

I do not know the origin of this engraving. It came from an antique shop in France with no documentation. It appears to include the story St. Veronica and of King Agbar of Edessa, but I do not know the meaning of the other figures. This page stood alone.
I post it here in the hope it may hold interest for researchers.

Berenice and Veronica refer apparently to the same person:
BERENICE: Latinized form of Βερενικη (Berenike)...which meant "to bring victory".

VERONICA: Latin alteration of BERENICE, the spelling influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning "true image".

Links to articles of possible interest:

Ἔλεον εἰρήνης, Sacrificium laudis: Mercy of Peace, Sacrifice of Praise: A History of Veronica, 01: The Woman

Ἔλεον εἰρήνης, Sacrificium laudis: Mercy of Peace, Sacrifice of Praise: A History of Veronica, 02: Abgar and the Image of Jesus, Part 01

"Then, free from all care,

we shall see

the ineffably beautiful

face of the divine king;

we shall love

the sweet and amiable

face of the son of god and

the son of Mary;

we shall praise

the victorious face

of the redeemer.

We shall behold it forever;

we shall praise it

without weariness,

and with ever reviving

transports,

ever renewed joy,

forever and ever.

Amen"
~ St. Augustine (354 - 430) Doctor of the Church, Feast Day August 28th

"Since with all my soul I behold the face of my beloved, therefore all the beauty of his form is seen in me."
~St. Gregory of Nyssa (Homilies on the Song of Songs)

'Prayer to Reproduce the Image of God in Our Souls. Our Lord told Sister Mary of St. Peter that the Image of His Holy Face is like a Divine Stamp which, if applied to souls, through prayer, has the power of imprinting anew within them the Image of God. Prayer. I salute you, I adore you, and I love you, oh, adorable face of my beloved Jesus, as the noble stamp of the divinity! Completely surrendering my soul to you, I most humbly beg you to stamp this seal upon us all, so that the image of God may once more be reproduced by its imprint in our souls. Amen.

Jesus, the very thought of Thee with sweetness fills my breast,
But sweeter far, thy Face to see and in thy presence rest.
~ St. Bernard of Clarvaux (1090 - 1153) Doctor of the Church, Feast Day August 20th

All those who, attracted by my love and venerating my Countenance, shall receive by virtue of my humanity, a brilliant and vivid impression of my divinity. This splendor shall enlighten their souls, so that in eternal glory the court of heaven will marvel at the marked likeness of their features with my likenesss.
~ Revelation from Jesus to St. Gertrude the Great (1263-1302) Feast Day, November 16

O Jesus whose adorable Face ravishes my heart, I implore you to fix deep within me your Divine Image, and to set me on fire with your Divine Love so that I may be come worthy to come to the contemplation of Thry Most Glorious Face in heaven. Amen
Prayer of St. Terese of Lisieux (1873-1897) Doctor of the Church, Feast Day, October 1

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