Location in St Peter's
 

St. Francis of Paola
Founder Statue by Giovanni Battista Maini, 1732
  


Location of Founder Saints on the Left Nave
Location in Left (South) Nave

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Born - 1416 in Paola, Italy

Died - 2 April 1507 in Plessis, France

Canonized - 1519 by Pope Leo X

Feast Day - April 2

Founded - Order of the Minims

Text on Statue
Shield - CHA - RI - TAS

Pedestal - FUNDATORI SUO / ORDO MINIMORUM EREXIT / ANNO DOMINI MDCCXXXII
 
 

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St Francis of Paola

 


St Francis of Paola


St Francis of Paola detail

Left Nave and Crossing of St Peter's - St Francis of Paola in Middle Lower Niche
Left Nave and Crossing of St Peter's
St Francis of Paola in Middle Lower Niche

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
Pope Benedict XVI under the statue of St Francis of Paola
 Pope Benedict XVI under the statue
of St Francis of Paola
Penance Service, March 13, 2008
Photo by Fotografia Felici
official Papal Photographer