Image: 9 22 rome peter basilica b 0489

St. Benedict
Born - c. 480 in Nursia, Italy
Died - 22 March 543 in Monte Cassino

Feastday - 11 July

Sculptor - unknown
The statue has a rather crude style and is not attributed to any known sculptor active on the north arm of the colonnade.

Statue created - c. 1667-1668
The statue was installed between May 1667 and July 1668.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint dressed in a monastic cowl, and raises his left hand, which perhaps originally held an object. His right hand holds a book, which alludes to his 'Rule'.

- St. Peter's Basilica: The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano, Rome, Italy. Completed on 18 November 1626 - Photograph by Michael Ghaly for St-Takla.org, September 22, 2014.

- صور كاتدرائية القديس بطرس الرسول، الفاتيكان، روما، إيطاليا. انتهى العمل بها في 18 نوفمبر 1626 م. - تصوير مايكل غالي لموقع الأنبا تكلاهيمانوت، 22 سبتمبر 2014 م.

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