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Religious Line
Saint Statue
St. Jude Thaddeus
by Arkahdia Arts
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Saint Jude (or Judas) is a Christian saint based on the characters of Jude of James and Thaddeus in the New Testament. He is also called Lebbaeus, Thaddaeus, or Judas Thaddaeus. He should not be confused with Judas Iscariot, another apostle and later the betrayer of Jesus.
The Armenian Apostolic Church honors Saint Jude, along with Saint Bartholomew as their patron saint. In the Roman Catholic Church he is the patron saint of desperate and lost causes.
Saint Jude's attribute is a club. He is also often shown in icons with a flame around his head. This represents his presence at Pentecost, when he received the Holy Spirit with the other apostles. Occasionally, he is represented holding an axe or halberd, as he was brought to death by one of these weapons. In some instances, he may be shown with a scroll or a book (the Epistle of Jude) or holding a carpenter's rule.
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St. Jude Thaddeus Statue R3
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The French cathedral in the town of Chartres, near Paris, is especially rich in finecraftsmanship. The figures in our picture are of the same stone as the columns and are part of them architecturally. Their gestures and expressions, like the simple pattern of their robes, seem frozen and unreal. And yet, in their very columnlike simplicity and rigid stiffness, they
fulfill their architectural purpose admirably. Like the saints in the Byzantine paintings and mosaics of this period, their stylized, formal quality was set by tradition and by the church.
The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris shows us the ingenuity and humor of medieval sculpture.
Early in the Gothic period, sculptors adorned walls and roofs of churches with awe-inspiring monsters, symbolizing the devil's evil ways. Those extending from the wall as spouts for rain water are known as gargoyles; those that simply served to scare men into mending their ways are called chimeras. Late Gothic sculptors created many fanciful figures.
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Arkahdia Arts Studio,
a European immigrant now living in New York started a studio dedicated to casting these pieces of Art. By focusing the business on two goals;(1) to save pieces which have been produced in another medium in bygone times, and (2) to bring new artist's work to the public, the product lines have prospered, delighted and excited.
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The St. Jude Thaddeus comes to you at this price because we are master distributors.
This Item is recently casted in a hydrostone plaster mix and can either be used directly or finished to your tastes. Please visit our Faux Finish page for more info.
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This Saint Statue stands 26 inches tall, 5 inches wide and 4 inches deep.
It weighs 20 lbs. 0 ounces
Arkahdia Arts's model # for the St. Jude Thaddeus Statue is R3.
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