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St. Crescentius
Born - c.292
Died - c.303
Feastday
- 14 September, removed from the 2004 Roman Martyrology
Sculptor
- Jean-Baptiste Theodon
He was paid 80 scudi for each of
his statues and 20 scudi for attributes.
Statue
created - c.1703
Theodon was commissioned for three
statues which he delivered before 3 August 1703. He was
engaged in several works for the Vatican Basilica.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is depicted as a
Roman soldier with helmet, armor and cloak. He once held a
spear in his left hand, removed in the 1792 restoration.
St
Crescentius, according to legend, was the young son of a Roman
patrician couple who fled to Perugia in the persecution of
Diocletian. There the father St Euthemius died of natural
causes, but Crescentius was brought back to Rome to be
executed on
the Via Salaria. The problem is that he was
eleven
years old, too young to be a Roman soldier.. He is sometimes associated with St
George (48), because he is shown stepping on the legendary
dragon.
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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
93. Crescentius, 92. Andrew Corsini
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Saints on South Colonnade
Charlemagne Wing
93. Crescentius, 92. Andrew Corsini
Media on colonnade - Easter 2006
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Sources:
The Book of Saints, ©2002 Edited by Dom Basil Watkins, OSB
Le statue berniniani del Colonnato di San Pietro, ©1987 by de Luca
Editore s.t.l.
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