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St. Genesius of Arles
Died - c. Early Fourth Century

Feastday - 25 August

Statue created - c. 1662-1666
This statue is part of a group of 24 that were installed above the entrances.from September 1662 and 1666.

Sculptor - Bartolomeo Cennini
He worked on a statue from July 1661 and March 1663

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The statue shows the double iconography of St Genesius; that of the martyr of Arles, with a beardless youthful look and armour of a Roman soldier, and that of a Roman actor with his left hand resting on a lyre.

- 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.