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St. Didymus
Died 304 in Alexandria, Egypt
Statue
carved - 1667-1668
Part of a group of 16 statues made
between May 1667 and July 1668.
Sculptor
- Lazzaro Morelli
Didymus shows similarities with St
Marcian (29), and his face denotes an affinity with St Vitalis
(4).
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Didymus is represented
with armour and a long cloak that wraps over his left arm. His
right hand is holding the palm of martyrdom.
The
story is told of Sts Didymus and Theodora. She was a young
Christian girl of Alexandria in Egypt, during the time of
Diocletian, who was sentenced to be a slave in a brothel.
Didymus came to her rescue while still a pagan soldier. This
led to his conversion and the two were martyred together.
Scholars thought this legend might be based on a genuine
event, but because of lack of historical data, they have been
removed from the Roman Martyrology 2001.
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