Blessed Hartwig of Salzburg – Hand-carved Wooden Statue from South Tyrol

This wooden statue shows the Blessed Hartwig of Salzburg in episcopal vestments, with mitre, raised staff and book. It suits people from the Salzburg region, friends of monasteries and everyone interested in blessed churchmen.

Hartwig is venerated as a Blessed. He was Archbishop of Salzburg from 991, lived from about 950 to 5 December 1023 and advised Kings Otto III and Henry II. He rebuilt Salzburg Cathedral and founded several monasteries, among them St Georgen am Längsee and Seeon. His feast day is 14 June; he is invoked for the blind, the lame and the sick.

• Height: 12, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80 and 100 cm
• Surfaces: Natural: finely sanded, without treatment, or Multicolour stained (three shades, wax, depending on the motif accents in gold or silver) or Hand-painted (oil paints; details in gold leaf and silver leaf)
• Material: mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine

For the name day of a Hartwig, but also as thanks to a priest who rebuilds churches and parishes, the statue has a simple, personal character. It can even accompany a donation to a monastery.

Hartwig is hand-carved in Val Gardena (South Tyrol); every statue is one of a kind. Allow approx. 4–5 weeks from ordering; insured UPS shipping runs from our warehouse in Flieden, to all delivery countries, and costs €6.90. Every piece is blessed by a Catholic priest in our warehouse in Flieden and comes with a certificate card (date of the blessing).