I go to a church named after her and we have part of her relics!! Sadly, I cannot find her story online but I will try to find a more substantial story than the paragraph I found. Basically, she was a nurse who served in the army with St. Maruice and they were called on to go to Switzerland. The emperor found out that St. Maurice and his legion were Christian and they were all martyred. So, St. Verena stayed in Switzerland and ministered to the people there. She taught them hygiene and how to take care of themselves. The emperor found out about what she was doing and that she was converting people to Christianity and she was imprisoned for a while but she wasn't martyred. Here is a doxology that we sing for her. I can't write it in Coptic but I will provide the English translation for you. Her feast is celebrated Tout 4th.
Blessed Saint Verena In Egypt was your root The Church commemorates you On the fourth day of Tout Fighting army from Thebes to Europe would report You volunteered to go to help and to support The emperor in fury Maximianos ordered They worshipped his idols or they would be murdered The soldiers all stood fast adhering to their faith None of them would obey martyrdom was their fate
Blessed Saint Verena Stranded in the faraway land She was guided to stay to serve in Switzerland Devoting all her life living in a small cave Through giving to the needy help and counsel she gave People flocked to see her she taught them health and care For their bodies and their souls her wisdom, she did share Miracles she did perform the sick, their health regained Casting out many demons humble life she retained
Blessed Saint Verena purity and chastity You were symbol of true faith in Christianity And when your time had come leaving all those you served Heaven opened its gates Come O faithful you heard Throughout the Christian world churches in many nations Were built after your name with great admiration Sixteen centuries later part of you to Egypt came Your person we venerate praising your blessed name
The meaning of your name is on the lips of the believers All of them ask the God of Saint Verena, to help us all.
Basically similar to Godlovesme summary with one or two lines more.I took it from a church website named after her and St Maurice. You can read about the Saints that joined the Theban legion in this link-- Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion.
The Link also says there is no entry in the Coptic Synxarion for these saints, neither is there any Coptic Church concecrated in their names (But there are few now).That is partly the reason why there isn't much info about their lives.
ST. Verena Saint Verena was brought up in the Theban region (modern day Luxor in Upper Egypt) in a noble Christian family, who handed her over to Bishop Sherimon, Bishop of Beni Suef, who in turn taught her and baptized her.
Saint Verena joined the Theban legion in its mission to Rhaetia (modern day Switzerland) and was a relative of Saint Victor of the Theban legion. The Soldiers' relatives were allowed to accompany themin order to look after them and take care of their wounds. When Saint Maurice, Saint Victor and the other members of the Theban legion were martyred, Saint Verena led a lonely and hermit life. First, she settled in a place called Solothurn, but later moved into a cave near present day Zurich. She used to fast and pray continuously. Moreover, God performed several miracles through her. She was particularly concerned over young girls and used to look after them spiritually and physically, due to her expertise as a nurse. Saint Verena was also interested in serving the poor and used to offer them food. Moreover, she enjoyed serving the sick, especially those suffering from leprosy. She used to wash their wounds and put ointments on them, not fearing infection. As a result of her fame, the ruler arrested her and sent her to jail, where Saint Maurice appeared to her to console and strengthen her. After her release from jail, she moved into several regions, and God worked several miracles through her prayers.
Due to her, many converted to Christianity. At the time of departure of Saint Verena from our world, the Most Holy Virgin Mary appeared to her to console and strengthen her. Saint Verena of the Theban legion departed on the 4th day of the Coptic month Thout (September 14).
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Blessed Saint Verena
In Egypt was your root
The Church commemorates you
On the fourth day of Tout
Fighting army from Thebes
to Europe would report
You volunteered to go
to help and to support
The emperor in fury
Maximianos ordered
They worshipped his idols
or they would be murdered
The soldiers all stood fast
adhering to their faith
None of them would obey
martyrdom was their fate
Blessed Saint Verena
Stranded in the faraway land
She was guided to stay
to serve in Switzerland
Devoting all her life
living in a small cave
Through giving to the needy
help and counsel she gave
People flocked to see her
she taught them health and care
For their bodies and their souls
her wisdom, she did share
Miracles she did perform
the sick, their health regained
Casting out many demons
humble life she retained
Blessed Saint Verena
purity and chastity
You were symbol of true
faith in Christianity
And when your time had come
leaving all those you served
Heaven opened its gates
Come O faithful you heard
Throughout the Christian world
churches in many nations
Were built after your name
with great admiration
Sixteen centuries later
part of you to Egypt came
Your person we venerate
praising your blessed name
The meaning of your name
is on the lips of the believers
All of them ask the God
of Saint Verena, to help us all.
The Link also says there is no entry in the Coptic Synxarion for these saints, neither is there any Coptic Church concecrated in their names (But there are few now).That is partly the reason why there isn't much info about their lives.
ST. Verena
Saint Verena was brought up in the Theban region (modern day Luxor in Upper Egypt) in a noble Christian family, who handed her over to Bishop Sherimon, Bishop of Beni Suef, who in turn taught her and baptized her.
Saint Verena joined the Theban legion in its mission to Rhaetia (modern day Switzerland) and was a relative of Saint Victor of the Theban legion. The Soldiers' relatives were allowed to accompany themin order to look after them and take care of their wounds.
When Saint Maurice, Saint Victor and the other members of the Theban legion were martyred, Saint Verena led a lonely and hermit life. First, she settled in a place called Solothurn, but later moved into a cave near present day Zurich. She used to fast and pray continuously. Moreover, God performed several miracles through her. She was particularly concerned over young girls and used to look after them spiritually and physically, due to her expertise as a nurse. Saint Verena was also interested in serving the poor and used to offer them food. Moreover, she enjoyed serving the sick, especially those suffering from leprosy. She used to wash their wounds and put ointments on them, not fearing infection. As a result of her fame, the ruler arrested her and sent her to jail, where Saint Maurice appeared to her to console and strengthen her. After her release from jail, she moved into several regions, and God worked several miracles through her prayers.
Due to her, many converted to Christianity. At the time of departure of Saint Verena from our world, the Most Holy Virgin Mary appeared to her to console and strengthen her.
Saint Verena of the Theban legion departed on the 4th day of the Coptic month Thout (September 14).