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St. Athanasius
of Alexandria
Born - 296
Died - 2 May 373 in Alexandria
Feastday
- 2 May
Statue
created - c.1669-1670
The statue is one of the group of
16 installed between 1 May 1669 and 5 August 1670.
Sculptor
- Giovanni Maria De Rossi
This statue, along with numbers
(104), (106), (107) and (108) are attributable to the sculptor
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is dressed in a
bishop's robe and opens a scroll, symbolic of his many
writings. Here he is represented more youthfully than his
statue beside the Chair of St Peter.
Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, was one of the first bishops,
who was not a martyr. to receive public worship. He is a
Doctor of the Church, and was the chief defender against
Arianism.
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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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