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St. Joseph
Born - first century BC
Died - first century AD

Feastday - 19 March

Statue created - 1671-1672
The statue is among the group of 16 that were installed between August 1670 and March 1673

Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
Morelli received 80 scudi for the statue with the final payment in January 1672. It was probably begun in December of the previous year.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is dressed in a tunic and cloak, and brings the right hand to his chest. He holds a flowery stick that has been transformed into a lily branch, an allusion to victory over other pretenders to the hand of the Virgin Mary. This story has its origin in the Golden Legend.

- 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.