St Clement of Ohrid – Hand-carved Wooden Statue from South Tyrol

Clement of Ohrid is depicted in this wooden statue as a bishop, with mitre, staff and book. He is aimed at people with roots in the Balkans, at Slavicists and at everyone looking for a statue with a story of its own.

Clement was a disciple of Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles to the Slavs. He was born around 835 and died on 17 July 916 in Ohrid. As Bishop of Belitsa and Ohrid he founded the Monastery of St Panteleimon there with the first Slavic school and is regarded as the founder of an independent Slavic Church in Bulgaria. For Catholics his feast day is 27 July; the Orthodox observe 17 July and 25 November. He is regarded as patron of North Macedonia and Ohrid.

• Sizes: 12, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80 and 100 cm
• Finish: Natural – untreated, finely sanded wood; Multicolour stained (three shades, wax, depending on the motif accents in gold or silver); Hand-painted: oil paints, gold leaf and silver leaf
• Material: Val Gardena wood, mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine

For families from North Macedonia or Bulgaria, the statue is a name-day gift with a link to home. Parishes that cultivate their Slavic roots also adorn a place of remembrance with it.

Each of these statues comes from Val Gardena (South Tyrol), hand-carved and one of a kind. Delivery takes approx. 4–5 weeks, insured via UPS from our warehouse in Flieden; it goes to all delivery countries, shipping 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).