Sainte à barbe

She is found in many traditions. Legendary saint, of origin Catholic, she is, as custom dictates, a miraculously virgin bearded, then crucified. Depending on the territories and circumstances, our saint is called Wilgeforte, Liberata, Kümmernis, Uncumber or even Débarras. Its cult, which took off during the 14th century, did not fail to arouse the curiosity of painters and sculptors, writers and theologians. Thus, two texts have been grouped under this cover which highlight and highlight the extraordinary adventure of this young woman escaping strangely to his fate, and his gender, to adopt characteristics considered eminently masculine: hairiness and the torture of the cross.