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St. Galla (image 1)
Died - 550 in Rome

Feastday - 6 April

Statue created - c.1666
This statue is part of a group of 24 installed above the colonnade entrances. The Alexander VII Coat of Arms that is nearby was placed on 1 July 1666.

Sculptor - Unknown
The roughly modeled statue is not attributable to any of the known sculptors active at this time.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The fingers of the left hand appear to be damaged.

- 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.