18th century statue of Wilgefortis, a bearded female saint [1536×2048] “According to the narrative of the life of this Saint, set in Portugal and Galicia, a teen-aged noblewoman named Wilgefortis had been promised in marriage by her father to a Muslim king. “

18th century statue of Wilgefortis, a bearded female saint [1536×2048] “According to the narrative of the life of this Saint, set in Portugal and Galicia, a teen-aged noblewoman named Wilgefortis had been promised in marriage by her father to a Muslim king. ”