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St. Gregory Nazianzen
Born - 329
Died - 25 January 389
Feastday
- 2 January (25 January Eastern Orthodox)
Statue
created - c.1669-1670
The statue is part of a group of 16
installed between 1 May 1669 and 5 August 1670.
Sculptor
- Giovanni Maria De Rossi
He received payments for 5
statues December 1668 and December 1669. The five
statues by De Rossi are: (108), (107), (106), (105), (104)
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The holy Archbishop of
Constantinople is depicted in bishop's robes, but without the
miter. He holds in his right hand a volume, a symbol of his
many works of theology.
Gregory
was recognized as one of the greatest orators in the Christian
Church.His defense of the doctrine of the Trinity made him one
of the greatest champions of orthodoxy against Arianism. He is
a Doctor of the Church, and his relics are enshrined under the
Altar of Our Lady of Succor in St Peter's.
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Saints on South Colonnade
Curved Arm
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Saints on South Colonnade
Charlemagne Wing
Coat of Arms
Curved Arm
From Cupola of St Peter's
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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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