<P> During World War II, the Fascist regime looked for ways to finance their activities . The order was given to take the silver statue of Saint Bartholomew and melt it down . The statue was weighed, and it was found to be only a few grams . It was returned to its place in the Cathedral of Lipari . In reality, the statue is made from many kilograms of silver and it is considered a miracle that it was not melted down . </P> <P> Saint Bartholomew is credited with many other miracles having to do with the weight of objects . </P> <P> Christian tradition has three stories about Bartholomew's death: "One speaks of his being kidnapped, beaten unconscious, and cast into the sea to drown . Another account states that he was crucified upside down, and another says that he was skinned alive and beheaded in Albac or Albanopolis", near Başkale, Turkey . </P> <P> The account of Bartholomew being skinned alive is the most represented in works of art, and consequently Bartholomew is often shown with a large knife, holding his own skin (as in Michelangelo's Last Judgment), or both . In Avezzano, in Abruzzo the image of the Saint who is holding his own skin has become the symbol of the city . Archaeological research has shown that the cult of Saint Bartholomew began in Avezzano, because the previous presence of a temple dedicated to Heracles, which is always represented in the act of holding the skin of the Nemean lion . There is, therefore, a solid relationship between the two iconographies and the re-semantization of the symbols Heracles / Physical Strength / Hero and Bartholomew / Power of Faith / Hero - Martyr . Bartholomew is also the patron saint of tanners . </P>

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