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St. Genesius
of Arles
Died - c. Early Fourth Century
Feastday - 25 August
Statue
created - c. 1662-1666
This statue is part of a group of 24
that were installed above the entrances.from September 1662
and 1666.
Sculptor
- Bartolomeo Cennini
He worked on a statue from July 1661
and March 1663
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The statue shows the
double iconography of St Genesius; that of the martyr of
Arles, with a beardless youthful look and armour of a Roman
soldier, and that of a Roman actor with his left hand resting
on a lyre.
St
Genesius was a catechumen and former soldier who had been
appointed notary to the city of Arles, and who was martyred
after refusing to copy out an edict of persecution.
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Saints on North Colonnade
43.
Agnes
42. Genesius
41. Pontian
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Saints on North Colonnade
Below Apostolic Palace
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45. Justin
44. Catherine
43. Agnes
42. Genesius
41. Pontian
40. Columba
39. Mamas
38. Malchus
37.
Benignus |
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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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