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St. Theodore of Tyro

Born - unknown
Died - c. 306 in Turkey

Feastday - 17 February

Statue created - c.1665-1667
The statue is part of a group of 24 that were installed between September 1662 and March 1667.

Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
Attributed to Morelli because of the connection with the statues of St Dionysus (96) and St Romanus (99)

Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is represented as a young Roman soldier. He has a head of curly hair that is lifted to the sky. The left hand is brought to his chest, while the right holds a palm of martyrdom, now deteriorated.

- 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.