Saint Barbara
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Saint Barbara is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, and others who work with explosives and dangerous occupations.
Aliases (1)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
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legendary Christian figure → saint → |
| associatedWith |
lightning
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sudden death → thunder → |
| canonicalStatus |
removed from universal Roman Catholic calendar in 1969
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still venerated locally and in particular traditions → |
| category |
Fourteen Holy Helpers
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| causeOfDeath |
martyrdom by beheading
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| commemoratedBy |
Order of Saint Barbara (U.S. Field Artillery honor society)
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| father |
Dioscorus
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| feastDay |
4 December
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| gender |
female
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| legend |
had three windows added to her bathhouse to honor the Trinity
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her father was struck by lightning after her execution → kept in a tower by her pagan father → secretly converted to Christianity → was denounced to authorities by her father → was executed by her father → was tortured for her Christian faith → |
| legendaryBirthplace |
Nicomedia
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| legendaryEra |
3rd century
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reign of Emperor Maximinus Daza → |
| patronage |
architects
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artillery units → artillerymen → demolition workers → firefighters → military engineers → military ordnance personnel → miners → people in dangerous occupations → people who work with explosives → sappers → |
| patronSaintOf |
Italian artillery
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Spanish artillery → United States Army Field Artillery → naval artillery branches in several countries → |
| religion |
Christianity
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| symbol |
cannon
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chalice → palm of martyrdom → tower → |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Roman Catholic Church → |
Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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RE
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Royal Australian Artillery → Royal Engineers → United States Marine Corps → |
patronSaint |
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Collège Sainte-Barbe
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Order of Saint Barbara → Santa Barbara, California, United States → |
namedAfter |
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Mission Santa Barbara
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Santa Barbara Mission → |
dedicatedTo |
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Dioscorus
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child |
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The Sistine Madonna
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depicts |
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Fourteen Holy Helpers
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hasMember |
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Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
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hasPatronSaint |
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Varvara
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nameDayAssociatedWith |
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Basia
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nameDayLinkedTo |
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Santa Barbara County
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namedFor |
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Dioscorus
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opposedConversionOf |
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Dioscorus
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parentOf |
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Order of Saint Barbara
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religiousPatron |
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Shango
("Saint Barbara (in some Afro-Caribbean traditions)")
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syncretizedAs |
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Oya
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syncretizedWith |