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St. Leo the Great - Pope from 440-461
Born - c.400
Died - 10 November 461

Feastday - 10 November

Sculptor - Giovanni Maria De Rossi
He received payments for five statues from December 1668 to December 1669. The statues made by De Rossi presented a greater adherence to the style of Bernini than those by previous sculptors.

Statue Installed - c.1669-1670
The statue is part of a group of 16 erectred between May 1669 and August 1670.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Represented in pontifical robes with a beard, his right hand is raised in the act of blessing.

- 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.