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St. Barbara

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Saint Barbara (died in 306) - the Christian great martyr. She is the Patroness of sudden death, that Christianity is in most cases, the punishment as death without repentance and the sacrament. In the Catholic Church is one of the fourteen holy helpers.
In honor of St. Barbara's called a lot of places (eg, Santa Barbara).
In the Orthodox Church for its memory is made on 17 December (December 4, Old Style), in the Catholic Church on December 4.

As an illustration used painting by Mikhail Nesterov, "Great martyr Barbara" (the middle of 1890th).

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Meldelen's avatar
I love female martyrs, but you shouldn't put an image who is not yours. DA staff may delete your account.