Handcrafted Olive Wood Holy Family Statue Set of 3 Figurines from Bethlehem 4.1 Inch

About This Olive Wood Holy Family Statue

There's something about having all three of them together, Joseph, Mary, and the child, that makes this feel like more than a decoration. Set these down on a shelf and you actually stop and look. The carving is traditional, the kind that's been coming out of Bethlehem workshops for generations, and the scale is right. Not too big, not too small. Four inches tall, fits comfortably in one hand.

This olive wood holy family statue set is carved from genuine wood grown in the Holy Land, and no two sets have the same grain pattern. The one that ships to you is the only one exactly like it. The robes have that quiet, flowing detail that takes real skill to pull off at this size. Simple poses, nothing overdone, just the three figures the way they've always been depicted.

Features & Details

• ✓ Genuine Holy Land olive wood, hand-carved in Bethlehem
• ✓ Set of 3 individual figures: Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus
• ✓ 4.1" H x 1.7" W x 1.7" D (10.4 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm)
• ✓ Flowing robe details, traditionally carved
• ✓ Each set has distinct natural grain patterns
• ✓ Made by Christian artisan families in Bethlehem

Product Specifications

Perfect As a Gift

A pastor in Ohio ordered six of these sets last December, one for each family in his congregation that had lost someone that year. He told me it felt right to give them something made in Bethlehem, the actual place. That's the kind of thing this piece does. Free US shipping on orders over $100 makes it easy to order a few at once.

Ships worldwide, so if you need to send one directly to someone overseas, that works too.

The Story Behind It

Most holy family figures you find online are factory-made somewhere with no connection to the story at all. These come from Christian artisan families who have been carving in Bethlehem for generations, working with olive wood from the Holy Land the same way their grandparents did.

The olive wood itself comes from annual pruning of living trees. Nobody cuts a tree down for this. The families take what the pruning gives them, which is part of why each piece is different. I've watched these being carved. The robe details on a four-inch figure take patience, and you can see it in the finished piece. That matters to me, even if it doesn't show up anywhere on a spec sheet.

Care Instructions

Olive wood is low maintenance. If it starts looking dry after a while, rub a small drop of olive oil into it with a cloth and it'll come right back. Don't soak it in water. That's really all there's to it.