Saint Kieran, Patron Saint of Miners, (sculpture).

Saint Kieran, Patron Saint of Miners, (sculpture).

Unknown (Italian), sculptor.

Saint Kieran, Patron Saint of Miners, (sculpture).

Figure: approx. 57 x 23 x 17 in.

A male figure stands wearing a flowing, full-length cape, tied around his neck. He is dressed in a tunic and loose pants and simple moccasin-like shoes that cover the ankle. There is a cross on a chain around his neck. His proper right hand grasps the handle of a pointed shovel which rests on the ground in front of him.

Religion -- Saint -- St. Kieran

Occupation -- Industry -- Mining

Object -- Tool -- Shovel

Emblem -- Cross

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Bagdad

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Bagdad, Arizona 86321

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1993.

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