St Martin with the Beggar – Hand-Carved Wooden Statue from South Tyrol

Sharing what you have: the wooden statue “St Martin with the Beggar” shows the saint with the person he helped. It is hand-carved in Val Gardena (South Tyrol), and because every piece gets its own grain and details, it is one of a kind.

Martin of Tours became a soldier as the son of an officer, was baptised and later lived as a monk; in 371 he became Bishop of Tours and cared for the poor. According to legend he shared his cloak with a beggar outside Amiens, and the following night Christ is said to have appeared to him in the half cloak. The cloak stands for compassion for people in need. Martin is patron saint of the poor and beggars, of soldiers and travellers. On his feast day, 11 November, children walk through the streets with lanterns, and in many places bread or clothing is donated. More in thesaints' encyclopaedia.

• Sizes: 20, 30, 40, 60, 80 or 100 cm
• Finishes: Natural, multicolour stained, hand-painted, genuine gold leaf
• Wood: mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine
• Workshop article number: 5310

As a thank-you for voluntary work, for a name day or for the parish that collects at St Martin's: this figure captures what it is all about. It can also be used to give an honour in a club or parish a dignified setting.

Allow approx. 3–4 weeks, as the workshop in South Tyrol first prepares your figure. It is sent insured directly from there, to Germany and Austria only, for €6.90. The statutory right of withdrawal applies for 14 days.