Image from:
Le statue berniniane
del Colonnato di
San Pietro
©1987

Martyred c.171 Milan, Italy Feastday - 10 July Statue completed - 1665-67 The statue was part of the group of 24 that were erected at the entrance of the north colonnade between September 1662 and March 1667 Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli The statue is attributed to Morelli based on similarities with statues that are known to be from him. The drapery has a similar effect to his statue of Beneficence on the Tomb of Clement X Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine

Restored - 1794: Remade the palm of martyrdom, compensation all over the statue, stucco on the base
(rifatta la palma del martirio; risarcimenti all statue e stuccature al plinto)
(ARF, II piano, serie 5, vol. 27, fasc. 77, n. 67)

Restored - 1831: Rebuilt a finger on the right hand
(rifatto un dito della mano destra)
(ARF, Ottagono Protocollo dell'anno 1831, vol.2, fasc. 227, n. 67)

Saints Vitalis, Petronilla & Leonard	Saints Tecla and Vitalis
Sts. Tecla, Vitalis, Petronilla & Leonard	North Colonnade Saints 2 - 10

^Sources:
1Roma Sacra - San Pietro in Vaticano, Itineraries 21-22, ©Fabbrica of St. Peter's, July 2001
2Le statue berniniani del Colonnato di San Pietro, ©1987 by de Luca Editore s.t.l.

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