Natural Wood Statue of Virgin of the Grapes Our Lady of Mount Carmel Saint Barbara statue carved and

Saint Barbara statue carved and painted in wood

he chose the name Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi

Fertility and the Virgin is Fertility

Wooden Statue of Saint Jude Thaddeus handcarved and painted in South Tyrol

18kt Yellow Gold of Saint Thomas

Natural Wood Statue of Virgin of the Grapes Our Lady of Mount Carmel Saint Barbara statue carved andThe association between the Virgin the Grapes and Infant Jesus is always present in Religious Icons and Sculpures. The Grapes has a double meaning in the Bible, from one side it represents Abundancy, Fertility and the Virgin is Fertility, on the other side the Grapes were the First Fruits brought back by Explorers from the Holy Land.