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St. Andrew Corsini
Born - 30 November 1302
Died - 6 January 1374 in Fiesole
Feastday
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6 January
Canonized - 22 April 1629 by Pope Urban VIII
Sculptor
- Francesco Marchionni
He received 80 scudi for the work.
Statue
created - c.1702-1703
Marchionni committed to sculpt the
statue in January 1702 and delivered it in March 1703.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
St
Andrew Corsini was Italian Carmelite friar and bishop of
Fiesole. Regarded as a prophet and miracle worker, he became
known as the 'Apostle of Florence'. The Corsini Chapel at St
John Lateran was dedicated to him by Pope Clement XII, who was
a relative.
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Saints on South Colonnade
Charlemagne Wing
93. Crescentius, 92. Andrew Corsini
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Saints on South Colonnade
Charlemagne Wing
96. Dionysus
95. Pancras
94. Pelagia
93. Crescentius, 92.
Andrew Corsini
91. Constance
With St Peter in the foreground
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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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