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St. Beatrice
- Virgin and Martyr
Died - c.302
Feastday - 29 July
Statue
created - c.1665-1666
This statue is part of a group of 24
installed above the colonnade entrances. The Alexander VII
Coat of Arms that is adjacent was installed on 1 July 1666.
Sculptor
- Unknown
The statue has a rough style and is not
attributed to any known sculptor working on the group above
the entrances.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Simplicius, Faustina and Beatrice are a group of martyrs who
died in Rome during the Diocletian persecution. They are
remembered in the Hieronymite Martyrology on 29 July, but
because of limited information are excluded from the General
Roman Calendar.
The Roman Martyrology 2004 has a revised entry as: "Rome, at
the third milestone on the Via Portuense, in the catacomb of
Generosa, SS Simplicius, Faustinus, Viatrix and Rufus,
martyrs." Therefore, Beatrix is thought to be a manuscript
corruption of the name Viatrix.
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