Image: 9 22 rome peter basilica b 0199
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St. Hippolytus - Martyr
Born - 170
Died - 235 in Sardinia
Feastday - 13 August
Sculptor - Antonio Frediani
He received a down payment of 20 scudi in 1702 and the balance of 60 scudi in 1703. It is the only known work of the sculptor.
Statue created - c.1702-1703
On 18 July 1702, Frediani undertook to execute the statue and delivered it on 15 February 1703.
Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is depicted as a youth in military dress, with a cloak fastened on the left shoulder. His right hand holds an unknown instrument, perhaps a yoke as an attribute to the story that he was dragged to death by wild horses.
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St. Basilissa - Martyr
Died - first century
Sculptor - Giovanni Battista Antonini
In 1703 he received a down payment of 10 scudi and the balance of 70 scudi.
Statue created - c.1702-1703
On 4 June 1702 Antonini undertook to execute the statue and delivered it on 10 August 1703.
Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Like many of the statues, the hands have been heavily restored. In 1791 three fingers of the right hand were redone, and in 1831-33 both hands were remade.
- 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.
