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St. Stephen
Died - c.34 AD

Feastday - 26 December

Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
The dates in the documents and stylistic evidence allows attribution to Morelli. There is a close affinity between this statue and St Laurence (97).

Statue created - c. 1662-1665
Sources state that on 3 October 1665 a pin was inserted to hold the statue.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Steven, like St Laurence, was a deacon and therefore shown with alb and dalmatic. His extended right hand holds a stone, as he was stoned to death. His left hand holds the palm of martyrdom.

- 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.