Mother Veronica of the Passion, born Sophie Leeves in 1823, was an English convert and Catholic nun who established a religious congregation in India. After being born in Constantinople, she embraced Catholicism in Malta during 1850 and joined the Sisters of St. Joseph the following year. Following her assignment to teach in India in 1863, she founded the Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel in 1868, focusing on educational work. She passed away in Pau, France, in 1906.