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St. Stephen
Died - c.34 AD
Feastday
- 26 December
Sculptor
- Lazzaro Morelli
The dates in the documents and
stylistic evidence allows attribution to Morelli. There is a
close affinity between this statue and St Laurence (97).
Statue
created - c. 1662-1665
Sources state that on 3 October
1665 a pin was inserted to hold the statue.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Steven, like St Laurence,
was a deacon and therefore shown with alb and dalmatic.
His extended right hand holds a stone, as he was stoned to
death. His left hand holds the palm of martyrdom.
Traditionally regarded as the first martyr of Christianity,
he was according the Act of the Apostles, a deacon in the early
church at Jerusalem.
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Saints on South Colonnade
Braccio Carlo Magno Entrance
Alexander VII Coat of
Arms
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Saints on South Colonnade
Braccio Carlo Magno Entrance
Alexander VII Coat of
Arms
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Sources:
The Book of Saints, ©2002 Edited by Dom Basil Watkins, OSB
Le statue berniniani del Colonnato di San Pietro, Martinelli,
Valentino ©1987 by de Luca
Editore s.t.l.
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