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St. Hyacinth
Born - c.1185
Died - 15 August 1257 in Krakow

Feastday - 15 August, but celebrated 17 August
Canonized - 17 April 1594 by Pope Clement VIII

Statue created - c.1667-1668
The statue is part of a group of 16 that were installed betwen March 1670 and March 1673.

Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
Morelli was the most prolific of the sculptors working for Bernini on the colonnade statues, with over 45 attributed to him.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Represented in a Dominican habit, the saint contemplates a monstrance held in his right hand.

- 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.