St Ambrose with Book and Beehive – Wooden Statue from South Tyrol

St Ambrose with book and beehive is a wooden statue from Val Gardena: a bishop in a mitre, his crozier raised, in his other hand the book with the beehive. A lovely motif for beekeepers, for anyone called Ambrose, or for all who feel close to the Doctor of the Church.

Ambrose was Bishop of Milan and a Doctor of the Church. He became bishop on 7 December, a week after his baptism. The beehive stands for diligence and learning. According to legend, bees settled on him as a child and dripped honey into his mouth, which is said to have given him the honey-sweet language of his writings and hymns. He is patron, among others, of Milan, Bologna, beekeepers and bees.

• Heights: 12 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm, 80 cm, 100 cm
• Finishes: natural (finely sanded, untreated wood), multicolour stained (three stain tones with wax) or hand-painted (with oil colours, gold leaf and silver leaf details)
• Wood: wood from the Gardena Valley – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine

On 7 December, his feast day, the name day is celebrated for Ambrose and Ambrosius. For beekeepers the statue is a gift that relates to a hobby or profession, for instance for a club anniversary.

Like every statue from the workshop, this Ambrose is one of a kind, with its own grain and its own carving marks. It reaches you in approx. 3–4 weeks: insured, directly from South Tyrol, to Germany and Austria only, shipping €6.90. The 14-day statutory right of withdrawal applies.