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glinNC
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Posted: Dec 04 2007 at 8:27am \| IP Logged

I'm feeling pretty stupid ... I bought a statue for somebody a long time ago and just came across it this weekend, but I cannot figure out who it is!   I've done online searches with no luck, and it's probably pretty obvious but I just can't put a name to it.

I don't have a blog to post the picture of it, but I will do my best to describe it. First, he has the holy circle behind his head (is there a name for that?) and he is holding a book. (It doesn't say Bible on it, but I assume it is.)   There is nothing else unique about this statue. I'm thinking it's Jesus since I don't see saint statues, other than Mary and Joseph, with the gold holy circle behind the heads; but it doesn't seem like it could be Jesus since His statues are obviously Him! ;-)

Does anybody have any ideas & could help me figure this out?   Thanks!

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Posted: Dec 04 2007 at 8:30am \| IP Logged

Could he be St. Jerome?

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Posted: Dec 04 2007 at 11:10am \| IP Logged

What color of a robe is he wearing? If he is wearing black and white it might be St. Dominic or St. Thomas Aquinas. However, there are lots of saints depicted with books. I can't remember any images of Jesus holding a book. The gold circle is called a halo. Usually saint statues don't have them, but it isn't out of the ordinary to have them either.

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Posted: Dec 04 2007 at 11:11am \| IP Logged

Oh, I meant to ask, is the book open, and if it is are there any words (maybe in Latin) on it?

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glinNC
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Posted: Dec 04 2007 at 3:42pm \| IP Logged

HALO? I obviously had a major brain freeze when writing my original post!

In answer to the questions, the book is closed and upon closer look I noticed it has "REQ" on it.

Statue looks like Jesus ... wearing a green robe with a red "sash" over it.

What name of Jesus could this be?

Thanks for the help in solving my mystery!

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Posted: Dec 04 2007 at 9:08pm \| IP Logged

MYSTERY SOLVED!

I contacted the company whose label is on the bottom of the box with the old item #, and they tell me that it is Christ the Teacher! Hmmmm...

Thanks for your help today! Now I need to figure out who I bought this for ....

(I really *am* an organized person!

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Blessings to you!

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