Vittore Carpaccio
St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Veneranda

Circa 1500
Tempera on panel
Museo di Castelvecchio, Verona

St. Veneranda is a third-century virgin mentioned in the Roman Martyrology but most likely apocryphal. She was born in Gaul but left to preach the faith in Rome, where she was put to death. Her traditional feast day is November 14.

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