Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara became the patron saint of artillerymen. She is also traditionally the patron of armourers, military engineers, gunsmiths, miners and anyone else who worked with cannon and explosives. She is invoked against thunder and lightning and all accidents arising from explosions of gunpowder. She is venerated by every Catholic who faces the danger of sudden and violent death in work.Here, Saint Barbare is depicted with the traditional tower in her hands. The statue in maple wood is very de...
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Saint Barbara became the patron saint of artillerymen. She is also traditionally the patron of armourers, military engineers, gunsmiths, miners and anyone else who worked with cannon and explosives. She is invoked against thunder and lightning and all accidents arising from explosions of gunpowder. She is venerated by every Catholic who faces the danger of sudden and violent death in work.Here, Saint Barbare is depicted with the traditional tower in her hands. The statue in maple wood is very detailed and entirely hand-painted. The use of oil paints reveals the natural veining of wood.