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St. Eusignius
- Martyr
Born - 252
Died - 362
Statue
created - c.1667-1668
The statue was installed between May 1667 and July1668
Sculptor
- Giovanni maria De Rossi
He was paid from August 1667 to
November 1668 for eight statues.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Restoration in 1794
mentions work on the right hand and arm, which are now
missing.
The
saint's legend describes him as over one hundred years old,
and a soldier for sixty. He was supposedly
martyred at Antioch in Syria in the reign of Julian the
Apostate after refusing to offer pagan sacrifice.
Because of inconsistencies in the historical record he was
removed from the Roman Martyrology 2001.
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Saints on North Colonnade
Alexander VII Coat of Arms
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31. Marinus
30. Eusignius
29. Marcian
28. Nilammon
27. Fabiola
26. Febronia
25.
Mark
24. Mary of Egypt |
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Saints on North Colonnade
30. Eusignius
29. Marcian
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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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