December 4th: Feast day of St Barbara, a legendary third century martyr with a story involving a cruel pagan parent, a dramatic escape from a tower which his her most familiar attribute, and a series of miracles including the burning to death of her wicked father by lightning. The Wikipedia entry on her tells the tale, or read it in the Golden legend. Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio Gemaldergalerie, Berlin
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:48:43 +0000
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