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Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Greek saint and martyr.
Saint Barbara is often portrayed with miniature chains and a tower. Wikipedia
Born: 273 AD, Nicomedia
Died: 306 AD (age 33 years), Nicomedia
Parents: Dioscorus
Attributes: Three-windowed tower, palm, chalice, lightning, a crown of martyrdom
Venerated in: Eastern Orthodox Church; Roman Catholic Church; Oriental Orthodoxy; Aglipayan Church; Anglicanism
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