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St Vitalis - Martyr
Died - c.171 in Ravenna

Feastday - 28 April

Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
The statue is attributed to Morelli based on similarities with statues that are known to be from him. The drapery has a similar effect to his statue of Beneficence on the Tomb of Clement X

Statue completed - 1665-67
The statue was part of the group of 24 that were erected at the entrance of the north colonnade between September 1662 and March 1667.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint holds the palm of martyrdom in his left 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.