St Herbert with Book – Hand-carved Wooden Statue from South Tyrol

Here Herbert stands as a bishop in wood, with mitre, a staff held high and a book in his hand. The statue is meant for everyone who wants to give a gift to a Herbert or would like a bishop in their own collection.

This usually means St Herbert of Turris, today’s Porto Torres in Sardinia. He was a Cistercian abbot and Bishop of Turris and died on 28 February 1196. Because there may be other saints of this name, the identification is not entirely certain; 28 February is usually ascribed to him as his feast day. The book is a design detail of the statue, not attested as an attribute of the saint.

• Heights: from 12 to 100 cm: 12, 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, 100
• Finishes: Natural, i.e. untreated wood with a fine sanding | Multicolour stained (three stain shades, with wax) | Hand-painted, fixed with varnish
• Wood: wood from the Gardena Valley – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine

For the name day or birthday of a Herbert, the recipient receives with it a piece that bears his name. A priest called Herbert celebrating his jubilee will also be glad of the statue.

It is hand-carved in Val Gardena (South Tyrol); every statue is one of a kind. After approx. 4–5 weeks it stands with you: it travels insured via UPS from our warehouse in Flieden and is delivered to all delivery countries, at €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).