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St. Elizabeth of Portugal - Queen
Born - 1271, Kingdom of Aragon
Died - 4 July 1336, Kingdom of Portugal

Feastday - 4 July
Canonized - 25 May 1625 by Pope Urban VIII

Statue created - c.1667-68
This statue is one of the group of sixteen erected between July and December 1668.

Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The statue of St Elizabeth is closely allied in terms of iconography and formality with those of St Clare and St Catherine of Siena. These show the artist Morelli modeling a wide range of moves with large expansive folds.

- 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.