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St. Rufus
- companion of Zosimus
Died - c.107
Feastday - 17 October
Statue
created - c.1702-1703
Payments were made to Tomassini from July 1702 to February
1703
Sculptor
- Matteo Tomassini
He was paid 80 scudi for the statue,
which is his only known work.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint wears a tunic, a
part of which he holds in his left hand. The right hand
holds a palm of martyrdom that leans against his arm.
Saints
Rufus and Zosimus lived in Antioch and
were martyrs under the persecutions of emperor Trajan. They
were companions of St Ignatius of Antioch during his journey
as a prisoner to Rome where they all were martryed.
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Saints on North Colonnade
Constantinian Wing
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Saints on North Colonnade
Constantinian Wing
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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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