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St. Columba
of Sens - Virgin and Martyr
Died - c. Early 4th Century
Feastday
- 31 December
Statue
created - c. 1667-1668
The statue is part of the
group of 16 installed between May 1667 and July 1668
Sculptor
- Andrea Baratta
He received payments from 1 August 1667
to the same month of the following year for four statues. This
mediocre sculpture relates to the statues of St Theodosia (22)
and St Pontian (41)
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Her right hand holds the
palm of martyrdom.
Columba
was a virgin and martyr at Sens. Though little
historical information is known, popular devotion made her one
of the most famous and revered martyrs in the Middle Ages.
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Saints on North Colonnade
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Saints on North Colonnade
Below Apostolic Palace
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45. Justin
44. Catherine
43. Agnes
42. Genesius
41. Pontian
40. Columba
39. Mamas
38. Malchus
37.
Benignus |
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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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