Figurine comes nicely displayed in a clear fronted box ON THE FRONT:St. BarbaraPATRONESS OF ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERSVIRGIN AND MARTYRPrayer toSaint BarbaraO Saint Barbara, your life serves as avivid reminder that our world is filledwith extreme anger and pain, but ourfaith and hope in God can carry usthrough the worst trials. Be by our sideso that we may face all storms, wars,trials and tribulations with the samefortitude which you face yours.St. Barbara, pray for us that wemight do our best, persevere in troublesand trust in God for everything. Keepus alert and protect us from thedangers that surround us. Help us toalways remain in God's grace and beprepared for the hour of our death.Overcoming all struggles, may we begrateful to you, our protect, and givethanks to God, the Creator of heavenand earth, who has the power todominate the fury of the storm and tomitigate the cruelty of war. ThroughJesus Christ, our Lord. Amen Roman ON THE BACK:St. BarbaraPATRONESS OF ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS (273-306 AD)It is said that Barbara was the extraordinarily beautifuldaughter of Dioscorus, a rich pagan. Fearful that hisdaughter might marry and be taken from him, theextremely jealous Dioscorus had a tower constructed inwhich he imprisoned Barbara. During her confinement, Barbaracould readily see the beauty and order of the natural world outsideher window. In her heart she knew that they were part of a masterplan and decided that the idols of wood and stone worshiped by herfather must be condemned as false. As her faith grew, she feltcompelled to share her beliefs. To that end, she made her visions to abathhouse her father was having built so that the three Windows wouldrepresent the Trinity of the Christian faith.When Dioscorus returned from his travels, he was enraged to seethe changes to his bathhouse and to learn of his daughter'sconversion to Christianity. His fury led him to denounce Barbara forher faith before the authorities. Dioscorus himself carried out hersentence of to