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St. Francis
de Borja
Born - 28 October 1510
Died - 30 September 1572
Feastday
- 30 September
Canonized - 1670 by Pope Clement X
Statue
Installed - c.1702-1703
The artist agreed on 20 June 1702
to perform the work, and to deliver it by 27 August 1703.
Sculptor
- Vincenzo Mariotti
He was paid 80 scudi in two
instalments during 1703.
This is the only known sculpture
of the artist.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is depicted with
surplice and cope in adoration of the Eucharist above the cup
he holds. At his feet is a crown, referring to his
renunciation of the title Duke of Gandia.
Francis
de Borja, a viceroy of Catalonia from 1539 to 1543, renounced
the world and became a Jesuit after the death of his wife.
This act was brought about by his meditating on the sight of
his dead wife's body. He was the third Superior General of the
Jesuits.
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Saints on North Colonnade
Constantinian Wing
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55.
Francis de Sales
54. Francis Borgia
53. Nicholas of Tolentino
52. Nicholas of Bari |
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Saints on North Colonnade
Constantinian Wing
55.
Francis de Sales
54. Francis Borgia
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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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