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St. Pontian (Pontianus) (image 1)
Born - c.156
Died - 14 January 175

Feastday - 19 January

Statue created c.1667-1668
This is part of a 16 installed between May 1667 and July 1668.

Sculptor - Andrea Baratta
This mediocre statue perhaps relates to Baratta, sculptor of six states on the curved arms of the colonnade.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
In his left hand he holds the palm of martyrdom. He is covered in lnly a mantle that surrounds his sides.

- 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.