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St. Romuald
Born - c.951
Died - 19 June 1027
Feastday
- 19 June
Statue
created - c.1672
It is part of the group of 16 installed
between August 1670 and March 1673. The statue was begun
in July 1672 and is cited in the final payment to Morelli the
following September.
Sculptor
- Lazzaro Morelli
As with the other statues, he was paid
80 scudi for the work.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The founder saint is
represented in a wide robe with long sleeves that reach to the
ground. His face is framed by a flowing beard, as he holds up
a model of a church. The pastoral staff in his left hand
is now just a fragment.
St
Romuald was the father of the Camaldolese monks, uniting a
monastic and hermit life.
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Saints on South Colonnade
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Saints on South Colonnade
After 2014 Restoration
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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
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