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St.
Felician - Martyr
Died - c.297 Rome
Feastday
- 9 June
Statue
created - c.1702-1703
On 24 September 1702 Cametti
undertook to execute the statue, which he delivered 28 June
1703.
Sculptor
- Bernardino Cametti
In 1703 he received 80 scudi for the
work.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The bearded figure, with
his left hand points toward St Peter's Basilica. With
his right arm he supports the attributes of sword and palm of
martyrdom.
Legend
has it that St Felician was martyred in Rome with St
Primus (82) during the
persecutions of Diocletian. The Roman Martyrology, 2004,
has them as martyrs at Arcas, a military camp at the 24th
milestone on the Via Nomentana outside Rome. Uncertain date.
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Saints on South Colonnade
Charlemagne Wing
85. Basilissa, 84. Hippolytus
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Saints on South Colonnade
Charlemagne Wing
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Sources:
The Book of Saints, ©2002 Edited by Dom Basil Watkins, OSB
Le Statue Berniniani del Colonnato di San Pietro by Valentino
Martinelli ©1987 by de Luca
Editore
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