Holy Hermit – Hand-Carved Wooden Statue from South Tyrol

The Holy Hermit is a hand-carved wooden statue: a bearded man in a long robe and cloak, in his hand a staff with a double cross and a small bell, a rosary at his belt and an animal at his feet. You can see the stillness that belongs to his life.

The statue is not assigned to a particular saint; it stands for the type of the hermit. The first Christian hermits were the Desert Fathers in the 3rd century, whose life consisted of prayer, asceticism and penance. Since 1983 canon law, too, has expressly recognised the life of a hermit (can. 603). If you are looking for a particular name-day patron, you will find him among thesaint statues from the workshop.

• Heights: 20 cm, 30 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm, 80 cm
• Finishes: natural, multicolour stained or hand-painted – from light, untreated wood to a finish in oil colours
• Wood: wood from the Gardena Valley – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine

A gift for people who seek quiet: after a time in a monastery, for the retirement of a pastoral worker, or as a counterpart to the noise of everyday life in the study. The statue also works in a wayside chapel or prayer niche.

Every Hermit is carved as a one-of-a-kind piece; the grain of the wood and the hand of the carver remain visible. Allow approx. 3–4 weeks for delivery. It comes insured directly from the workshop in South Tyrol and is sent to Germany and Austria only (€6.90).