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St Macrina
of Cappadocia
Born - c 330
Died - 19 July 379
Feastday
- 19 July
Statue
created - 1668
Installed along with 16 others between July
and December 1668.
Sculptor
- unknown
Though similarities exist between St Ephrem (23) and St
Fausta (35), the sculptor can not be identified, perhaps
because of poor artistic standing.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The young saint dressed in tunic
and cloak looks to the sky. The right hand is on her
chest and the left is holding a book.
St
Macrina, also called the younger, was the sister of St
Basil and St Gregory of Nyssa. Her grandmother was St Macrina the
Elder.
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Saints on North Colonnade
21. Macrina
20. Dominic
19. Francis
of Assisi
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Saints on North Colonnade
Around the Entrance
Alexander VII Coat of Arms
27. Fabiola
26. Febronia
25. Mark-Evangelist
24. Mary of Egypt
23. Ephraim
22. Theodosia
21.
Macrina
20. Dominic
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Sources:
Roma Sacra - San Pietro in Vaticano, Itineraries 21-22, ©Fabbrica
of St. Peter's, July 2001
Le Statue Berniniani del Colonnato di San Pietro by Valentino
Martinelli ©1987 by de Luca
Editore
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