Saint Barbara
early Christian saint and martyr, from Nicomedia
Saint Barbara
- Birth date=third century (?)
- Death date=c. 306 (?)
- Feast day=4 December
- Venerated in=Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy
- Birth place=Nicomedia (in one version of her legend)
- Death place=en:Nicomedia (in one version of her legend)
- Titles=Virgin and Martyr
- Attributes=Three-windowed tower, palm, chalice, lightning, a crown of martyrdom
- Patronage=Artillery gunners, masons, mathematicians, miners, military engineers, stonecutters, against lightning, anyone who works at risk of sudden and violent death
Gallery
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Saint Barbara in her tower, by Robert Campin
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Jan van Eyck, Santa Barbara, Anversa, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
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A Greek Orthodox ikon of Saint Barbara.
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A Russian Orthodox ikon of Saint Barbara.
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Traditional holy card design for Saint Barbara
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Simulacro argenteo di Santa Barbara venerato a Paternò
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St. Barbara for miners in Germany, Ruhrgebiet
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Somewhere in Poland
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Somewhere in the Netherlands
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War memorial in Berlin, 1920ies, sculpted by Hermann Hosaeus
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War memorial in Berlin, 1930 sculpted by Otto Schulz
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St. Barbara, patron saint at an underground station at Frankfurt/ Main
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Saint Barbara with cannon