In this hand-painted wooden statue, St Gregory Barbarigo is shown as a cardinal in red with a book and cross-staff; a little angel boy stands at his feet. A statue for parishes in northern Italy, for Church historians and everyone named Gregory.
Gregory Barbarigo (1625 to 1697) was a cardinal and Bishop of Bergamo and Padua. He was beatified in 1761 and canonised by John XXIII in 1960. His feast day is 18 June. In art he appears as a cardinal or bishop respectively.
- Heights: 20 cm, 30 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm
- Finishes: hand-painted (in oil colours, details in gold leaf and silver leaf)
- Wood: wood from the Gardena Valley – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine
For the name day of Gregory in June, for a friend’s episcopal ordination or as a memento of a trip to Padua, the statue is a considered choice.
In Val Gardena the statue of Gregory Barbarigo is carved by hand, and the grain of the wood makes each piece one of a kind. From the order, it takes approx. 4–5 weeks for the Gregory Barbarigo statue. It is delivered to all delivery countries, insured via UPS from our warehouse in Flieden, for €6.90; the statutory 14-day right of withdrawal remains unaffected. Every piece is blessed by a Catholic priest in our warehouse in Flieden and comes with a certificate card (date of the blessing).