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St. Mark
Evangelist
Born - First century AD
Died - 68AD
Feastday
- 25 April
Statue
created - 1661-1662
According to sources the statue was
originally placed on the "Palace entrance", on 26 September
1662.
Sculptor
- Lazzaro Morelli
Bartolomeo Cennini, who joined him on
the work received final payment for the statue in March 1633.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine.
It has stylistic
comparisons with St Agnes (23) and St Catherine (44). Mark is
represented in the act of writing the Gospel. His symbol
the lion, is at his right foot.
He is
the purported author of the Gospel of Mark, after becoming St
Peter's interpreter. Mark founded the Church of Alexandria.
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Saints on North Colonnade
25. Mark the
Evangelist,
24. Mary of Egypt
23. Ephraim
22.Theodosia
Alexander VII Coat of Arms
above north Square
entrance
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Saints on North Colonnade
From Apostolic Palace
To
Obelisk
Saints (38) to (13)
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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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