Dievdirbys ("God worker/craftsman", plural: Dievdirbiai) is a Lithuanian wood carver who crafts Catholic statues of Jesus and the Christian saints.
[1] The art is closely related to Lithuanian cross crafting, listed among Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
The carvers frequently carved sculptures depicting Jesus Christ either Pensive (in Lithuanian rūpintojėlis) or Crucified, the Mother of God Mary (as the Pietà, Our Lady of Sorrows, the Gracious), saints (Saint George, Saint Anne, Agatha of Sicily, John of Nepomuk, Isidore the Laborer, and others).
[2] The statues are carved according to artistic conventions developed over the centuries following Lithuania's adoption of Christianity.
Using basic tools, the sculptures were carved out of linden wood, or occasionally oak, and sometimes painted.