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St. Ubald
Born - c.1084
Died 1160 Gubbio, Italy
Feastday
- 16 May
Statue
created - c.1669-1670
This is one of the group of 16
installed between
1 May 1669 and August 1670.
Sculptor
- Giovanni Maria De Rossi
He received payments for his
five statues in December 1668 and December 1669. De Rossi's
statues in this area show a greater adherence to the Bernini
style than those in the north arm.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is represented
with a bishop's iconography: bearded man, pontifical robes, and
miter. Also, in his right hand is an
open book.
The
medieval bishop of Gubbio is still celebrated at the Basilica
of Sant'Ubaldo in Gubbio, where his relics are enshrined.
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Saints on South Colonnade
Curved Arm
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Saints on South Colonnade
Curved Arm
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Sources:
The Book of Saints, ©2002 Edited by Dom Basil Watkins, OSB
Le Statue Berniniani del Colonnato di San Pietro by Valentino
Martinelli ©1987 by de Luca
Editore s.t.l.
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