St Nicodemus with Chalice – hand-carved wooden statue from South Tyrol

The wooden Nicodemus statue shows a bearded man in a red robe with a golden hem, a chalice in one hand, a book in the other, and a bouquet of white blossoms. It is a gift for everyone who bears this name or is looking for a statue of biblical figures.

The name usually refers to Nicodemus, the Pharisee and councillor of John’s Gospel, who visited Jesus by night (John 3:1–21) and helped with the burial (John 19:39–40). His feast day is generally given as 31 August. The chalice is part of the design of this statue; it is not regarded as a biblical attribute of Nicodemus, and there are other saints of the same name.

• Heights: 20 cm, 30 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm
• Finishes: Natural (untreated, with a fine sanding); Hand-painted (with oil colours, with gold leaf and silver leaf details)
• Wood: wood from the Gardena Valley – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine

For a name day or as a gift for Bible circles, the statue is a starting point for conversation, especially in Holy Week with a view to the burial.

You can see that the Nicodemus statue is hand-carved in the grain, the carving marks and the small irregularities that make every piece one of a kind. It takes approx. 4–5 weeks until the Nicodemus statue arrives. It is shipped insured via UPS from our warehouse in Flieden, to all delivery countries, and costs €6.90. Every piece is blessed by a Catholic priest in our warehouse in Flieden and comes with a certificate card showing the date of the blessing.