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St. Ephraim
Born - c 306 in Nisbis, Syria
Died - 9 June 378
Statue
Installed - c 1662-1667
Part of a group of 24 statues
installed between September 1662 and March 1667
Sculptor
- unknown
Though unknown, the artist is also attributed the statues
of St Macrina (21) and St Fausta (35).
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint looks into a
book that he holds with his left hand. The right hand
holds a palm.
A
Syriac deacon, hymnographer and theologian, the open
book in his left hand is an attribute for being proclaimed
Doctor of the Church on 5 October 1920 by Pope Benedict XV.
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Saints on North Colonnade
Above the Entrance
Ephraim
and Theodosia
Alexander VII Coat of Arms
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Saints on North Colonnade
From Apostolic Palace
To
Obelisk
Saints (38) to (13)
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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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