SAINT FRANCIS - STATUE - WOOD crocifisso muro argento legno Ecumenical dialogue

Ecumenical dialogue

The set includes the figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary

used to help pilgrims cross rough rivers

This statue of Ferruzzi’s “Madonnina” — commonly known as “Madonna of the Streets” — celebrates the sacred status of maternity by representing Madonna with Child Jesus

The picture was created with great care given to detail

SAINT FRANCIS - STATUE - WOOD crocifisso muro argento legno Ecumenical dialogueThis hand painted wooden St Francis statue depicts the Assisian saint wearing his brown religious tunic belted with a cord. Francis of Assisi is the Patron Saint of ecology and animals, which is why he is represented holding a dove, a Christian symbol of peace and the Holy Spirit.