Скачать или смотреть 💣 💥 Why Saint Barbara is the Patron Saint of EXPLOSIVES

Poor Barbara. She’s the patron saint of architects, miners, firemen, prisoners and anyone working with explosives or tall structures. For centuries, soldiers, miners, and artillery workers have prayed to her for protection against sudden, fiery death. Which I think is just wonderful.

How do you recognize Barbie in art? Well, she’s often holding a palm branch (a symbol of martyrdom), a book, a chalice and of course her tower, usually with three windows for the Holy Trinity.

Cheers Barbara!

Artworks:

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara by Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1510, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Saint Barbara by an anonymous German artist, 18th century, Wikimedia Commons.
The Oxburgh Retable: The Conversion of Saint Barbara by a follower of Pieter Coecke van Aelst the Elder, circa 1520–1530, National Trust, Oxburgh Hall.
Saint Barbara by an unknown artist from Ecuador (Quito), last quarter of the 18th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Saint Barbara by the Master of Frankfurt, circa 1510–1520, Mauritshuis, The Hague.Saint Barbara by a follower of the Master of Flémalle, 1438, Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Saint Barbara and Her Father Struck by Lightning by Francesco Soderini, around 1700, Wikimedia Commons.
Scenes from the life of Saint Barbara, Master of the Legend of Saint Barbara, CC-BY KIK-IRPA, Brussels, 20024786