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St. Marinus
Died - c. Early 4th Century
Feastday - 8 August
Statue
carved - 1667-1668
It is part of the group of 16
statues installed between May 1667 and July 1668.
Sculptor
- unknown
Stylistic characteristics do not allow
attriution to any of the sculptors working during these years.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The lion crouched at his
feet alludes to his martyrdom. He is wearing armor, with a
palm in his right hand.
St Marinus
appears to be the martyr of Anazarbo, in Cilicia, at the time of Diocletian
and the governor Lysias.. He refused to sacrifice to idols, was tortured and
exposed to wild beasts.
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Saints on North Colonnade
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Saints on North Colonnade
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38. Malchus
37.
Benignus
36. Barbara
35. Fausta
34. Candida
33. Apollonius
32. Didymus
31.
Marinus
30. Eusignius |
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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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