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St.George
Died - c. Early 4th Century
Feastday
- 23 April
Statue
Installed - c.1703
Documents show that in July 1703
Ottoni had already finished the statues of St Nerus, St
Achilles and St George.
Sculptor
- Lorenzo Ottoni
He received 80 scudi for the statue
and 20 for the dragon.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
St George wears a military
helmet, breastplate and cloak. He is in the act of
raising his right arm which holds a spear, as a dragon emerges
around his legs.
The
spear was rebuilt in the eighteenth century and was probably
originally a sword.
Though
there is little doubt that St George was a historical person,
many fanciful stories developed about him. The Roman
Martyrology accepts that he was a martyr at Lydda in the Holy
Land.
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Saints on North Colonnade
Constantinian Wing
Mary Magdalene of Pazzi, George, Frances of Rome, Cecilia
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Saints on North Colonnade
Constantinian Wing
Sunday
Noon Angelus
48. St George - Far Left
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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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