St Bartholomew, Replica Tudor Apostle Spoon Hand Cast In Lead Free Pewter

St Bartholomew Apostle Spoon. Mentioned in the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles as an Apostle, he was a close friend of Saint Philip who introduced him to Jesus. He preached in India, Asia Minor, Ethiopia and Armenia, where he was flayed alive and beheaded. His feast day is the 24th of August. He is the patron saint of butchers, leather workers and shoemakers. The spoon shows him holding a butchers knife. 17cm long.