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St. Martina
of Rome
Died - 228 in Rome
Feastday
- 30 January
Statue
Installed - c.1702-1703
Payment for the statue are
registered from July 1702 to April 1703 for a total of 80
scudi.
Sculptor
- Alessandro Palma
The statue, classical in structure and
well-modeled in the face is the only known work of the artist.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint, her face framed
by short hair, is dressed in a traditional tunic while holding
the palm of martyrdom in the right hand.
The
relics of Martina were discovered on 25 October 1634 by the
painter Pietro da Cortona. The Roman Martyrology mentions the
commemoration of St Martina, under whose title Pope Donatus
dedicated a basilica in the Roman Forum.
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Saints on North Colonnade
Constantinian Wing
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53. Nicholas of Tolentino
52. Nicholas of Bari
51.
Martina
50. Susanna |
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Saints on North Colonnade
Constantinian Wing
50.
Susanna - Far Right
Sistine Chapel in background
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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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