Image: 9 22 rome peter basilica b 0558

St Gallicanus
Born - c. late third century
Died - c.317

Feastday - 25 June

Statue created - c.1670-1673
The statues of Galicanus and Norbert (140) were the last two placed on the curved sections of the colonnades.

Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
Morelli was the most prolific of the artists working for Bernini on the colonnade statues, with over 45 of the saints attributed to him.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Gallicanus is represented as a Roman soldier. He keeps his left hand on his shield and brings his right to his chest. This work joins a group of soldiers; Sts Didymus (32), Dionysus (96), Romanus (99), and Theodore (138). There is also a stylistic correspondence with Sts. Peter Celestine (111)
and Francis Xavier (121).
- 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.