{"product_id":"vintage-hand-painted-st-bernadette-statue-12-believed-to-be-french","title":"Vintage Hand-Painted St. Bernadette Statue – 12\" | Believed to Be French","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"zmPVContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zmPVMailWrapper\" role=\"list\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zmPVMail\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"From Walter Cukierski, Subject St Bernadette , Received time 5:55 PM\" id=\"zm_Container_m1784757318660141800\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zmMailWrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zmMailContent\" data-zmcopy=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jsCTWR\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: initial;\" data-rmvstyle-oncpy=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv lang=\"en\" class=\"jsConTent  zm-nofocus\" role=\"document\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThere are some sacred treasures that quietly become part of our lives for many years before it is time to pass them on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis beautiful 12-inch hand-painted statue of St. Bernadette was one of several devotional items we were blessed to acquire from a closed convent. It later became part of my personal Catholic statue collection, where it has been lovingly kept for many years. I have always believed it to be French in origin, which makes it especially fitting for the humble saint of Lourdes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSt. Bernadette Soubirous was only 14 years old when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her 18 times in Lourdes, France. Though poor, frail, and often misunderstood, Bernadette remained steadfast in her simple faith. Through her, Our Lady gave the world a lasting message of prayer, penance, conversion, and trust in God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis vintage statue beautifully portrays St. Bernadette with her Rosary in hand and her eyes lifted toward heaven. Its gentle expression and hand-painted details make it a lovely addition to a prayer corner, home chapel, or Catholic collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eApproximately 12 inches tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHand-painted vintage plaster statue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBelieved to have been made in France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOriginally acquired from a closed convent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePart of my personal statue collection for many years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBeautifully depicts St. Bernadette praying with her Rosary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWe love giving cherished Catholic devotional pieces the opportunity to continue their mission in another faithful home—especially treasures that once belonged to a convent and carry such a beautiful history of prayer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: system-ui; font-size-adjust: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOnly ONE available. 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