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St. Francis of Paola
Born - 27 March 1416
Died 2 April 1507 in France
Feastday
- 2 April
Canonized - 1519 by Pope Leo X
Statue
created - c.1670-1673
This statue was installed between
August 1670
and March 1673
Sculptor
- Francesco Antonio Fontana
He was paid from July 1671 to
March 1673 for three statues.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
He is shown here in a
rough tunic with hood, wearing a scapular. The face is
bearded and the right hand is brought to the chest.
The
saint was an Italian mendicant friar and founder of the Order
of Minims, but never ordained a priest. At the request of
Sixtus IV, Francis traveled to Paris to minister to the dying
Louis XI.
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Saints on South Colonnade
South Fountain on left
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Saints on South Colonnade
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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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