St. Barbara

19th/20th century
Church of the Assumption, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

In the photograph, two of the three windows in the tower are just barely visible behind the saint's left hand. The palm branch is of course a symbol of her martyrdom. Following a long tradition, the virgin martyr is portrayed as a blonde.

The turban-like headgear in this statue is most unusual. In some images she wears a veil, but usually her head is bare or she wears

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Photographed at the church by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. Date provided by Delcol.