St George on Horseback – Hand-Carved Wooden Statue from South Tyrol

St George on horseback is among the most powerful motifs of wooden saint statues: a rider facing the dragon. This statue is hand-carved in our partner workshop in Val Gardena (South Tyrol), and because every piece is made individually, your statue is one of a kind.

George is one of the best-known martyrs of the early Church. According to tradition he was a soldier and died around 303 because of his faith; little is certain about his life. The fight with the dragon is a medieval legend and stands as an image of the victory of faith over evil. In art, George therefore appears as a knight in armour, often on horseback and with a lance. He is the patron saint of riders, soldiers and scouts and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers; his feast day is 23 April.

• Heights: 25, 35, 50 or 80 cm
• Finishes: Natural, multicolour stained, hand-painted, genuine gold leaf
• Wood: from Val Gardena – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine
• Workshop article number: 5200

Natural shows the finely sanded, untreated wood; with hand-painted the rider receives colour in oil paints; in genuine gold leaf he is refined with real gold leaf. A gift with character for the name day of George, Jörg or Jürgen, for Confirmation or for anyone who rides or is in the scouts. You will find moresaint statues from South Tyrol in our woodcarving workshop.

Allow approx. 3–4 weeks: your George travels insured directly from the workshop in South Tyrol to you, to Germany or Austria for €6.90. The statutory right of withdrawal of 14 days applies to statues.