Born into a poor family in Binasco, Veronica entered the Augustinian order in Milan after receiving spiritual instruction from the Virgin Mary. Her life was marked by profound piety, mystical ecstasies, and constant meditation on the Passion. She died in 1497 at the age of 52.
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SAINT VERONICA OF BINASCO (1497).
Origins and youth
Veronica was born into a poor but virtuous family in Binasco, near Milan, and worked in the fields from a very young age.
Veronica was born in the villag e of Bi Binasco Birthplace of the saint, located near Milan. nasco, not far fr om Mi Milan Italian city where the saint has an altar and an annual feast. lan. Her parents, of humble condition in the eyes of the world, were entirely devoid of the goods of fortune. But if they had only the labor of their hands to nourish their bodies, they had the fear of God to adorn and sanctify their souls. The laws of the most exact probity were always the invariable rule of conduct for these good country folk: they carried their horror of fraud so far that when the Saint's father had something to sell, he would ingenuously reveal its defects, so as not to deceive anyone.
As for Veronica, as soon as she was able to work, she helped weed the fields.
Vocation and Marian vision
Desirous of entering the convent, she attempts to learn to read on her own and receives a vision of the Virgin Mary teaching her the three essential spiritual letters.
From her early years, she showed great piety and an ardent love for prayer, for she was seen seeking, in the middle of the fields, quiet and solitary places to converse freely with God. Driven by an ardent desire to enter the Augustinian sisters of Saint Martha of Milan, she used part of her nights to l earn Milan Italian city where the saint has an altar and an annual feast. to read and write. The countless difficulties she encountered in this task, where she had no one to guide her, did not deter her. When she felt discouragement coming, she turned to Mary; one day this good Mother appeared to her, consoled her, and encouraged her b y say Marie Mother of Jesus, who appeared to Bertrand. ing: "My daughter, be without worry; there are only three letters that it is necessary to know and possess. The first is the purity of heart which makes us love God above all things, and which makes us love creatures in Him and for Him. The second is not to murmur against the faults of one's neighbor, but to bear them with patience and to pray for him. The third, finally, is to meditate each day on the passion of Jesus Christ."
Religious life and death
She joined the Augustinians of Milan where she led a life of obedience before dying in 1497, after having predicted her passing.
Veronica prepared herself for three years for the life of the cloister. Admitted to the monastère de sainte Marthe Religious community that Veronica joins in Milan. monastery of Saint Martha, she lived there in obedience, prayer, silence, and tears. She died in 1497, at the age of 52; she had predicted the day and the hour of her dea th. In 174 Benoît XIV Pope who beatified Jerome Emiliani. 9, Benedict XIV inscribed her in the martyrology. The Augustinians celebrate her feast on January 28.
Mystical Experiences
Her life was marked by ecstasies and revelations concerning the life of Christ and the saints, drawing comparisons to other great mystics.
Her life is one of the most marvelous that one could read: her simplicity, I would say her naivety, had drawn to her all the favors of Our Lord. She was favored with countless raptures and ecstasies, during which the past and the future unfolded before her eyes. Jesus Christ, his holy Mother, and the Saints transported her to the places where their existence had unfolded, showed her the various circumstances, and explained to her the moral causes of the events. It would be a curious task to undertake a comparison of the revelations of Veronica of Binasco with those of Catherine Emmerich and Mary of Agreda, about whom so much noise Catherine Eimerich Mystic whose visions serve as the primary source for biographical details. has be en made for so Marie d'Agreda Spanish mystic cited for comparison. me time.
Cult and relics
Her relics were transferred to Binasco after the suppression of her monastery; she was inscribed in the martyrology by Benedict XIV in 1749.
The body of Saint Veronica was kept in the church of the Augustinian monastery; but this house having been suppressed, this precious relic was transferred to Binasco, her native Binasco Birthplace of the saint, located near Milan. land: it is now kept there with veneration.
Hagiographic sources
Her biography was written by Isidore of Isolano and dedicated to King Francis I, also appearing in the Acta Sanctorum.
Her admirable life was written by Fr. Isidore of Isolano, P. Isidore d'Isolano Preacher and author of the saint's biography. a preacher, who dedicated it to the King of F rance Franci François Ier King of France mentioned during the vision of Pavia. s I and t o Queen Clau reine Claude Queen of France, wife of Francis I. de his wife.
Cf . A.A. S. A.A. S.S. Monumental hagiographic collection by the Bollandists. S., vol. II, p. 169 new ed.
Annexes & related entities
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Key Events
- Humble childhood and field work in Binasco
- Apparition of the Virgin Mary teaching her the three spiritual letters
- Entered the Augustinian Sisters of Saint Martha in Milan after three years of preparation
- Cloistered life marked by ecstasies and visions of the Passion
- Died at the age of 52 after predicting the hour of her passing
- Inscribed in the martyrology by Benedict XIV in 1749
Miracles
- Apparition of the Virgin Mary
- Gift of prophecy (prediction of her death)
- Ecstasies and raptures
- Visions of the past and future
Quotes
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My daughter, be without worry; there are only three letters that it is necessary to know and possess. The first is purity of heart... The second is not to murmur against the faults of one's neighbor... The third, finally, is to meditate each day on the passion of Jesus Christ.
Words of the Virgin Mary reported in the text