St. Barbara

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This baroque statue depicts St. Barbara and was made around 1731.According to the legend, Barbara of Nicomedia was a Christian virgin and martyr of the 3rd century. She was beheaded by her father because she refused to give up her Christian faith and her virgin devotion to God. Today, in the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches, Barbara is venerated as a saint. Barbara is also referred to as a martyr in the evangelical calendar of names. The feast day of St. Barbara in the liturgy of the Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches has been December 4th since the 12th century. The main attributes of the saints are the tower and chalice, that is why she has been depicted with such symbols. Scanned by Niederösterreich3D.