russianicons:Saint Barbara, also known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, w
russianicons:Saint Barbara, also known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was a legendary Christian martyr born in Heliopolis, Phoenicia. According to the legend, she is the patron saint of miners and artillerymen. Her death was attended by many miracles. One of them is that her father was struck dead by lightning after killing the daughter. The mosaic icon was created in the 19th century and is now held at the Museum of the History of Religion in Saint Petersburg, Russia. -- source link