Image: 9 22 rome peter basilica b 0396
Right to left:
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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.
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St. Romanus
Died - c. 258
Feastday - 9 August
Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
Statue Installed - c.1665-1667
This statue is part of a group of 24 that were placed between September 1662 and March 1667.
Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The holy soldier is represented in an attitude identical to that of St Dionysus (96), although in reverse. His left hand is raised toward St Stephen, the right 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.
