St Alphonsus with Quill – hand-carved wooden statue from South Tyrol

This wooden statue shows St Alphonsus as a bishop with mitre and staff, in keeping with his reputation as a writer. It is aimed at everyone who bears the name Alphonsus (Alfons), and at people who care about books and sermons.

This usually means Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (27 September 1696 to 1 August 1787), Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti near Naples, founder of the Redemptorists and Doctor of the Church. He was canonised in 1839 and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1871. The quill recalls his extensive writings. His feast day is 1 August; he is patron saint of Naples, confessors and moral theologians, among others.

• Sizes: 20 cm, 30 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm and 80 cm
• Finishes: natural, the wood stays untreated and is finely sanded; multicolour stained (three tones, waxed, with gold or silver accents depending on the motif); hand-painted with oil paints, decorated with gold leaf and silver leaf, fixed with lacquer
• Material: wood from the Gardena Valley – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine

On his name day, 1 August, every Alfons will be pleased with a piece like this for the desk or the shelf. The statue is also a fitting gift for priests, theologians or authors on ordination or an anniversary.

Handwork from Val Gardena (South Tyrol) means here: carving marks and colour tone differ slightly from statue to statue, and that is exactly what makes each one of a kind. The Alfons takes approx. 4–5 weeks to reach you and is sent insured via UPS to all delivery countries for €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).