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St.
Agatha - Virgin and Martyr
Born - 231
Died - 251
Feastday
- 5 February
Statue
created - c.1667-1668
The statue is part of a group of 16
built between 29 June and 3 July.
Sculptor
- Giovanni Maria De Rossi
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
She is holding the result
of her torture, as her breasts were cut off.
St
Agatha was a virgin martyr, born at Catania,
Sicily. She is one of seven, who, along with the Virgin
Mary, are mentioned by name in the Canon of the Mass.
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Saints from Left
9. Ursula,
8. Agatha,
7. Elizabeth of Portugal,
6. Albert,
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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 s.t.l.
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