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Large Hand Carved Wooden Saint Leonard Santo

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 100.00 USD
Large Hand Carved Wooden Saint Leonard Santo
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Large Hand Carved Saint Leonard, Wooden Santo. 30.5''H x 8''W, this heavy santo wears a rosary. Saint Leonard lived as a hermit at Limoges and was rewarded by the king with all the land he could ride around on a donkey in a day for his prayers, which were believed to have brought the Queen through a difficult delivery safely. He remained there evangelizing the surrounding area until his death. He is invoked by women in labor and by prisoners of war because of the legend that Clovis promised to release every captive Leonard visited.