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Sainte-Barbe Vue Cavalière
Sainte Barbe is French for Saint Barbara. Sainte-Barbe or variations may refer to: Places France * Sainte-Barbe, Moselle, in the Moselle ''département'' * Sainte-Barbe, Vosges, in the Vosges ''département'' * Sainte-Barbe-sur-Gaillon, in the Eure ''département'' Canada *Sainte-Barbe, Quebec *St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador People * Sir John St Barbe, 1st Baronet (1655-1723) * John St Barbe (1742-1816) was a prominent English shipbroker and shipowner * Richard St. Barbe Baker (1889-1992) British forester * Ursula St Barbe (died 1602), lady at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England. * William de Ste Barbe (died 1152) Bishop of Durham, from Saint-Barbe-en-Auge Other uses * Collège Sainte-Barbe, a former school in Paris, France * Sainte-Barbe Library, Paris, France * St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, Lymington, UK * Saint-Barbe-en-Auge, a priory in Normandy, France See also * Île Barbe on the Saône, in Lyon, France * Barbe (other) * Barb (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara (; ; ; ), known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an Early Christianity, early Christian Greek saint and martyr. There is no reference to her in the authentic early Christian writings nor in the original recension of Martyrologium Hieronymianum, Saint Jerome's martyrology.Kirsch, Johann Peter. "St. Barbara." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907 Saint Barbara is often portrayed with miniature chains and a tower to symbolize her father imprisoning her. As one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Barbara is a popular saint, perhaps best known as the patron saint of armourers, artillerymen, military engineers, miners and others who work with explosives because of her legend's association with lightning. She is also a patron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
