Saint
Saint Barbara
- Country / origin
- Eastern Roman Empire (tradition)
- Feast
- 4 December (traditional date)
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A virgin martyr of the early Church. Her story comes to us through later legends.
Patron of
- storms
- lightning
- explosives
- miners
- artillery
- firefighters
When to ask for intercession
- sudden dangers
- storms
- high-risk jobs
A short prayer
Saint Barbara, intercede for us in unexpected dangers and ask God for protection and calm.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What we know — and how
Historians debate
Removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1969 because so little is known with historical certainty; the devotion continues and the Church still honours the saint.
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