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SAINT ANDREW

Reference: ART. 404/160

Condition: New product

Statue of Saint Andrew, 160 cm of fiberglass, handmade in Italy.

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Time of realization about 20/30 days

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Fiberglass statue, internally empty and very light. It is suitable to be carried during the processions. The manufacturing is entirely manual. When the two parts are linked, there is the finishing of the statue and it is perfectly smoothed, then the statue goes through the coloring section. The skilled decorators hand paint using particolar varnishes, conforming to the traditional iconography. The fiberglass is a plastic material, very resistant and humidity absorber which is used in many sectors: industry, furnitures, building of boats, airplanes, vehicles, garden swimmingpool etc.

Storia

St. Andrew the Apostle, Martyr. Partyin the General CalendarNovember 30.
Born inBethsaidain Galileeinthe first century, the elder brother of Saint Peter andfishermanlike him.
He was a discipleofSt. John the Baptistis said to havepreachedin AsiaMinorand Greeceandwas crucifiedat Patrasin Achaia.
The actsof his martyrdomseem to date backto the fourth centuryand hisalleged relicsthatwere stolenfrom Constantinople in1210,now restin Amalfi.
Andrewisrecognizedpatron saintofScotland, Russia and Greece.
His emblemin art isthetraditional crossof his martyrdominthe form ofX, you mayhavea fish ora book.