Catholic religious piece Sancta Scholastica display

So I picked up this piece just because I thought it to be intriguing. About 14" tall, appears to be very old. Stated 18th century on the bottom. Unfortunately the figure was missing. Any thoughts on this piece?

Thanks Steve

 

Has the bottom been replaced? Just curious if those are bandsaw marks on it?

 

Just the photo it is all original.

 

Looks like worm holes in the bottom! So, who's the figure who has gone missing?

 

typical monastery work. from the date, the uneducated handwriting in capitals and most probably missing crucifix, little papers etc. perhaps bought by a soldier and brought home ? Würzburg had 4 US barracks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholastica