Saint Barbara (B)

Saint Barbara Sites:

Catholic Online Catholic Online: Retelling of the pious legend about St. Barbara. (Saint Barbara) http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=166 Miniature Stories of Saints Miniature Stories of Saints: Short life of St. Barbara the brave martyr, for children. From the book by Daniel A. Lord. (Saint Barbara) http://www.adena.com/adena/sts/barbara.htm Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia: Traditional account of the life and martyrdom of St. Barbara. (Saint Barbara) http://home.it.net.au/~jgrapsas/pages/st_barbara.htm Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Orange, Connecticut Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Orange, Connecticut: Brief profile of the church's patron saint. (Saint Barbara) http://saintbarbara.org/about/frp_stbarb.html Patron Saints Index Patron Saints Index: Profile of St. Barbara. Illustrated. In 1969, Barbara was removed from the Roman calendar, and her cult suppressed, because of the unreliability of the early evidence for her. (Saint Barbara) http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintb01.htm The Center for Story and Symbol The Center for Story and Symbol: "A Day to Honor Saint Barbara", by Jonathan Young, says her "mythic tale is a variation on the Rapunzel motif." Originally published in the Santa Barbara News-Press. (Saint Barbara) http://www.folkstory.com/articles/stbabs.html Catholic Encyclopedia Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Barbara, legendary virgin and martyr, first mentioned in the early seventh century. Alleged to have died in the third or fourth century, but date is uncertain and place of martyrdom varies. (Saint Barbara) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02284d.htm Saint Barbara's Parish, Woburn, Massachusetts Saint Barbara's Parish, Woburn, Massachusetts: The story of the parish's patron saint, who is also the patron saint of prisoners. Includes several icons. (Saint Barbara) http://www.rc.net/boston/st_barbara/barb.htm United States Field Artillery Association United States Field Artillery Association: The legend of St. Barbara, and why she is the patron saint of artillerymen. (Saint Barbara) http://sill-www.army.mil/pao/pabarbar.htm The Ecole Glossary The Ecole Glossary: Brief summary of the story of St. Barbara and why her cultus has been suppressed in the Catholic Church, by Karen Rae Keck. (Saint Barbara) http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/glossary/barbara.html