Antique 18th/19th c Saint Francis Continental Santos Wood Statue Sculpture 3 yqz

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Welcome to Estate Auctions Inc!We are one of the Leading Sellers of Antiques, Collectibles and Quirky items on eBay. We have been selling since 1998 and ALL of our auctions start at .99 cents. We are proud to announce that we maintain a 'FIVE STAR Detailed Seller Rating' and our staff strives for 100% customer satisfaction, our 100% feedback rating will vouch for that. We work with consigners from Coast-To-Coast and work hard to make sure we have top quality items.We are 'Your Quality Zone' - search 'YQZ' to see our other listingsSee Other Listings Antique 18th/19th c Saint Francis Continental Santos Wood Statue Sculpture 3THREE of Four Estate Found OLD Santos ~ Shabby Chic!We recently acquired four early wooden santos sculptures from a recent multi-estate sale in southern Pennsylvania and will be listing them each individually over the next few days. They date from the 1700's to 1800's, though some could possibly even reach back into the 1600's! How cool is that! We have done our best to match them with the correct Saint, but please note, we are not experts in early santos sculptures and do not claim to be. So if we get any of them wrong, feel free to let us know! In this auction we have an antique carved wooden santos that we matched to a Continental version of Saint Francis. Saint Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco (1181/1182 - 3 October 1226), was an Italian Roman Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious...keep scrolling there are 23 pictures and more description beneath the photos below!figures in history. Pope Gregory IX canonised Francis on 16 July 1228. Along with Saint Catherine of Siena, he was designated Patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of October 4. Carved wearing a large cloak over his robes, he stands at approx. 13-1/2" tall by 6-1/2" by 3-3/4". There is heavy wear with paint loss, losses to both hands, loss to the tip of the nose and left ear, losses to both feet and many stress cracks. We also found dirt packed into some small crevices under his arms. There is a hole drilled to his base, be sure to scroll through our many photos to get the best overall idea of condition. Just one of four EARLY santos statues we will be offering over the next few days, Character and legacy of Francis of Assisi as found on wiki: It has been argued that no one else in history was as dedicated as Francis to imitate the life, and carry out the work of Christ, in Christ's own way. This is important in understanding Francis' character and his affinity for the Eucharist and respect for the priests who carried out the sacrament. He and his followers celebrated and even venerated poverty. Poverty was so central to his character that in his last written work, the Testament, he said that absolute personal and corporate poverty was the essential lifestyle for the members of his Order. He believed that nature itself was the mirror of God. He called all creatures his "brothers" and "sisters," and even preached to the birds and supposedly persuaded a wolf to stop attacking some locals if they agreed to feed the wolf. In his "Canticle of the Creatures" ("Praises of Creatures" or "Canticle of the Sun"), he mentioned the "Brother Sun" and "Sister Moon," the wind and water, and "Sister Death." He referred to his chronic illnesses as his "sisters." His deep sense of brotherhood under God embraced others, and he declared that "he considered himself no friend of Christ if he did not cherish those for whom Christ died." Francis' visit to Egypt and attempted rapprochement with the Muslim world had far-reaching consequences... read more

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