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St. Romuald
Born - c.951
Died - 19 June 1027

Feastday - 19 June

Statue created - c.1672
It is part of the group of 16 installed between August 1670 and March 1673. The statue was begun in July 1672 and is cited in the final payment to Morelli the following September.

Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
As with the other statues, he was paid 80 scudi for the work.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The founder saint is represented in a wide robe with long sleeves that reach to the ground. His face is framed by a flowing beard, as he holds up a model of a church. The pastoral staff in his left hand is now just a fragment.

- 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.