St Elizabeth of Hungary with Roses – Hand-Carved Wooden Statue from South Tyrol

Roses in her cloak and a heart for the poor: this wooden statue shows St Elizabeth with her best-known sign. It is carved in Val Gardena (South Tyrol) by a practised hand, and because wood never yields two identical pieces, every statue is one of a kind.

Elizabeth of Hungary (also known as Elizabeth of Thuringia, 1207–1231) was a Hungarian king's daughter and landgravine at the Wartburg. After the death of her husband she founded a hospital in Marburg and cared for the poor and sick there; she was canonised in 1235. Her feast day is 19 November. She is regarded as the patron saint of Caritas and nursing, of the needy, of widows and of bakers. According to legend, the loaves she secretly carried to the poor turned into roses – hence the flowers she is usually shown with in her cloak or in a basket, often wearing a crown.

• Sizes: 12, 20, 30, 36, 40, 60, 80, 100 or 120 cm
• Finishes: natural, multicolour stained, hand-painted, genuine gold leaf, antique genuine gold leaf
• Wood: mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine
• Origin: Val Gardena, South Tyrol (workshop article number: 3000)

For people in nursing, diaconal work and parish work in particular, Elizabeth is a fitting gift, for example as an honour or a thank-you. She is equally right for the name day of an Elizabeth, Elsa or Isabel, and for Mother's Day. You will find more motifs in thewoodcarving workshop.

It takes approx. 3–4 weeks until the statue reaches you. After your order it sets off insured from the workshop in South Tyrol; delivery is to Germany and Austria only, and shipping costs €6.90. The statutory right of withdrawal of 14 days applies to statues.