Image: 9 22 rome peter basilica b 0426

St. Francis of Paola
Born - 27 March 1416
Died 2 April 1507 in France

Feastday - 2 April
Canonized - 1519 by Pope Leo X

Statue created - c.1670-1673
This statue was installed between August 1670
and March 1673

Sculptor - Francesco Antonio Fontana
He was paid from July 1671 to March 1673 for three statues.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
He is shown here in a rough tunic with hood, wearing a scapular. The face is bearded and the right hand is brought to the chest.

- 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.