Image: 9 22 rome peter basilica b 0204
Right to left:
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St. Crescentius
Born - c.292
Died - c.303
Feastday - 14 September, removed from the 2004 Roman Martyrology
Sculptor - Jean-Baptiste Theodon
He was paid 80 scudi for each of his statues and 20 scudi for attributes.
Statue created - c.1703
Theodon was commissioned for three statues which he delivered before 3 August 1703. He was engaged in several works for the Vatican Basilica.
Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is depicted as a Roman soldier with helmet, armor and cloak. He once held a spear in his left hand, removed in the 1792 restoration.
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St. Pelagia the Penitent
Sculptor - Pierre Etienne Monnot
He received 80 scudi for the statue. This work arises about the middle of Monnot's artistic career.
Statue Installed - c.1703
Monnot undertook to carry out the statue in February 1703, and delivered it at the end of June.
Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Here we have the iconography of women penitents such as Mary of Egypt or Mary Magdalene. Pelegia has a disheveled look with loose hair, while holding a skull with the left hand.
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St. Pancras - Martyr
Born - c.289
Died - c.304 Via Aurelia, Rome
Feastday - 12 May
Sculptor - Francesco Moderati
He was paid 80 scudi for the work. This is the first known work of the sculptor.
Statue created - c.1702-1703
It was completed by June 1703
Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The statue depicts the saint according to the traditional iconography, as a young Roman wearing a short tunic. Despite the restorations, this statue shows remarkable workmanship with the flluid treatment of the drapery, expression of the face, and sobriety of attitude.
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St. Dionysus
Died - c.220
Feastday - 20 September
Removed from 2004 Roman Martyrology
Statue created - c.1665-1667
It was one of the 24 placed on the colonnade between September 1662 and March 1667.
Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
Morelli was the most prolific of the artists working for Bernini on the colonnade statues, with over 45 of the saints attributed to him.
Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is represented in breastplate with a cloak that fall from the shoulders. He raises the right arm while the left holds the palm of martyrdom, which now remains only a stalk.
- 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.
