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St. Faustus
of Milan - Martyr
Died - c.190
Statue
created - c.1702-1703
Cioli committed to make the statue
in November 1702 and finished in June 1703.
Sculptor
- Giovanbattista Cioli
He received 80 scudi for the work.
Very little is known of Cioli who perhaps belonged to a family
of Tuscan sculptors.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Faustus is represented in
a brestplate and holding the palm of martyrdom.
St
Faustus is listed in the old Roman Martyrology as a soldier
martyred at Milan in the reign of Commodus. He was one
of several names
removed in the Roman Martyrology 2001 edition, because of a
lack of historical background.
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Saints on South Colonnade
Charlemagne Wing
81. Faustus, 80. Timothy
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Saints on South Colonnade
Charlemagne Wing
83. Felician, 82. Primus
81. Faustus, 80. Timothy
79. Sebastian, 78. Fabian
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Sources:
The Book of Saints, ©2002 Edited by Dom Basil Watkins, OSB
Le statue berniniani del Colonnato di San Pietro, ©1987 by de Luca
Editore s.t.l.
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