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St. Charles Borromeo
Born - 2 October 1538
Died - 3 November 1584

Feastday - 4 November
Canonized - 1 November 1610 by Pope Paul V

Statue created - c.1671
This statue is part of a group of 16 that were installed between August 1670 and March 1673.

Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
This statue is cited along with St Philip Benizi (123) and St Anthony of Padua (126) in the final payments to Morelli in October and November 1671.

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is in priestly garb represented in the act of devotion to the crucifix. Compared to St Philip Neri (124) and St Anthony of Padua (126), this figure denotes a certain immobility due to facial expression.

- 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.