PRODUCT CODE: 8884001509 St Martha

St Martha Plaster Statue (20cm)

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Feastday: July 29
Patron of cooks

Martha is the patron saint of active, practical women, perhaps unfairly contrasted with her more laid back and “contemplative” sister Mary. Both were sisters of Lazarus of Bethany. But Martha is also the woman of faith, who said: "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who was to come into the world" (Jn 11:27).

Patron of food professionals and home-makers
In Aramaic the name Martha means "the lady, the mistress", the feminine counterpart of "the master". In the incident described by Luke 10:38-42, Martha is introduced as the woman who "welcomed Jesus into her house". So hospitality is her paramount virtue. This probably accounts for her cult as the patron saint of food professionals, butlers, hotel-keepers and home-makers and why she is often depicted in art with a ladle, a broom or a set of keys as her symbol.