Feast of St Barthalomew

This day is commemorated on this day for the Church of England and Anglican churches, as well as the catholic church. He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, and witnessed his Ascension. He is most commonly depicted with a beard and curly hair at the time of his martyrdom. According to legends he was skinned alive and beheaded so is often depicted holding his flayed skin or the curved flensing knife with which he was skinned.