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St. Alexander - Bishop
Died - c. mid second century

Feastday - 21 November

Sculptor - workshop of Ercole Ferrata
At the time, Ferrata led the most successful studio in Rome for training sculptors.

Statue created - c.1669-1670
It was one of the group of 16 installed between May 1669 and August 1670.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Lack of any characteristic attibutes outside the bishop's robe and palm of martyrdom, makes positive identification difficult.

- 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.