1726688

St. FLORIAN CARVED WOOD STATUE FIREFIGHTERS 12'#1726688

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St. FLORIAN CARVED WOOD STATUE FIREFIGHTERS 12'#1726688
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BEAUTIFUL CARVED DEPICTION OF PATRON SAINT OF FIRE MEN.</em></td>
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Here's an absolutely gorgeous hand carved Lime wood statue of St. Florian, the Patron saint of Firefighters and Firemen and against fires and floods. From Southern Germany and made in the Jugendstil period by a master craftsman or in a monastery ('Klosterarbeit'), the detail is superb and masterful: the pathos in the face, the burning tower, and even the carved waterfall extinguishing the fire. This is an outstanding figure and a genuine collector's piece. St. Florian was a Roman centurion and governor of Bavaria, based in Lorche (Linz in modern Austria), who was commanded by Emperor Diocletian and Aquilinus to persecute the Christians in his area but he refused. The ensuing power struggle over this decision set the whole town on fire and miraculously Florian put the fire out with one bucket of water. He then surrendered and was tortured with fire, beaten, mocked, flayed alive and finally a stone was tied around his neck and he was drowned in the river Inns. He appeared to a woman and told her to bury him in Crakov in Poland, where he lies still. He is also the Patron saint of Austria, Poland, and chimney sweeps. He was Martyred on May 4th, which is now his feast day. His cross is worked into Firefighter badges and emblems all over the world. Monasteries and convents throughout Austria, Germany and Poland for centuries have had a tradition of carving Holy figures of wax and wood of Florian and this is one such example of an expert wood carving. This one is from the Lower Rhine ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Perfect</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1920</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:FRANCE</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:12</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:2.3</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:3.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:St. FLORIAN CARVED WOOD STATUE FIREFIGHTERS 12'</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Jugendstil</td></tr>

<tr><td>Type:Jugendstil</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:New Ross, Ireland</td></tr>
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