Veronica of the Passion

Venerable

Veronica of the Passion

OCD
BornSophie Leeves
(1823-10-01)1 October 1823
Istanbul
Died16 November 1906(1906-11-16) (aged 83)
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Veronica of the Passion, OCD (born Sophie Leeves; 1 October 1823 – 11 November 1906) was an Ottoman-born English Catholic nun who founded the Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel, a religious congregation for women based in India.

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