IMMINENT DOOM, ANYONE? I would be remiss if I failed to point out today is the Feast Day of St. Barbara, the namesake for both the city and county of Santa Barbara. Like so many saints, the story of ...

Although there are different versions of the story of St. Barbara, Christians in the Middle East and Central Europe still celebrate the early Christian martyr each Dec. 4. To celebrate St. Barbara's ...

ATHENS, Greece – Hundreds of worshippers have gathered at a chapel on the grounds of Greece's largest cancer hospital to view a silver chest with the remains of a 3rd century saint that has been put ...

SANTA BARABRA, Calif. – The Native Daughters of the Golden West Reina Del Mar Parlor 126 announced Lisa Osborn as this years Saint Barbara on Friday. Osborn said, "it’s an honor to portray Saint ...

Château de Chantilly, Marco d'Oggiono, Saint Barbara (Wikimedia Commons) On Dec. 4, artillery units around the world traditionally celebrate the feast day of the mysterious St. Barbara, a Roman-era ...

Saint Barbara is an iconic part of Santa Barbara’s annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta. From opening night at the Santa Barbara Mission, to the historical parade on Friday, to countless Fiesta appearances ...

Reina del Mar Parlor No. 126, Native Daughters of the Golden West, has selected Robin Emily Hill Cederlof to portray Saint Barbara, the city’s patron saint, during the 2017 Old Spanish Days Fiesta, a ...

CAMP CASEY, South Korea - The 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S Combined Division, hosted the annual Saint Barbara's Day Ball, Feb 12, 2016, at Lotte Hotel, Seoul, South ...