SAINT PAUL

Reference: ART. 442/160

Condition: New product

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

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Time of realization about 30/40 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

The apostle and martyr St. Paul is commemorated on the 29 of June.

He was probably born in 3 in Tarso and he died in 65.

He was the son of Benjamin, a jew producer of awnings.

He was educated to the Holy Law and he dedicated himself in attendance of the jewish authorities against the Christianity. On the way to Damascus he had the vison of the Christ, which converted him to the Christian Religion.

He moved for many years and he founded some churches between numerous difficulties: he sank, he was imprisoned, whipped, stoned and persecuted by his community. In spite of this, he continued to desire to suffer for Christ.

According to the history, he was behaded in Rome.

In the Liturgy he is venerated with St. Peter on the 29 of June and his conversion is celebrated on the 25th of January.

The two saints are often illustrated together. Saint Paul is painted as an old man, with a book in hand and a sword in his pocket.

He is the patron of Lamezia Terme, Rome, Aversa, Greece, Malta and of the journalists, of the bishops and of the missionaries.