ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 4th of December WELCOME! ST BARBARA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR According to tradition, Saint Barbara was martyred at the end of the fourth century in Antioch under the emperor Maximian. St Barbara spent almost her entire life confined in the tower of a fortress. When he heard that she had been converted to the Christian faith even in confinement, her father, who was a pagan, not only denounced her but also condemned her to death. SHE SPENT MOST OF HER LIFE CONFINED IN A TOWER He himself was the executioner and cut off her head with a sword. Immediately afterwards, a terrible storm arose and the executioner was incinerated by a bolt of lightning. St Barbara is usually portrayed with a tower. She is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. PRAYER: St Barbara, you are stronger than the tower of a fortress and the fury of hurricanes. Do not let lightning hit me, thunder frighten me or the roar of canons jolt m...