Technique: Body Painting, editing and Photography Author: Juan Javier Medina Pereira. Model: Chinet Martí Arevalo Concept: She was judged, mistreated and humiliated like so many other saints. Her own father was the one who decapitated her with a sword on top of a mountain, after which lightning struck him, killing her too. Barbara was buried in a small town, in which many miracles subsequently occurred. Santa Barbara is part of the 14 Holy Helpers of the Catholic Church. She is one of the most popular and most devoted saints for Cubans. She is represented within the pantheon of the 14 auxiliary saints