!!!Barbara, Heilige

Barbara, Saint, feast day December 4, 
d. around 306, martyr, attributes: a tabernacle, a tower; one of the 
14 Auxiliary Saints. Patroness of miners, steelworkers, architects, 
construction workers and artillerists. Numerous popular regional 
customs, e.g. "Barbara Twig", "Barbara Celebrations", "Barbara Bread", 
"Barbara Light".



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