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St. Justin
- Martyr
Born - c.100
Died - 165
Feastday - 1 June
Statue
created - c.1665-1667
Part of a group of 24 installed
from September 1662 to March 1667
Sculptor
- Lazzaro Morelli
Attribution to Morelli seems certain
because of similarities in drapery with nearby St Agnes (43)
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is covered with
a tunic that descends from the shoulder and surrounds the
sides. Behind him, at his feet, is a plumed helmet and a
tree trunk.
St Justin
Martyr
was a Christian apologist, who converted c.130, taught in Asia
Minor and Rome, where he suffered martyrdom. Two apologies and
a dialogue survive of his many writings.
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Saints on North Colonnade
46.
Cecilia
45. Justin
44. Catherine
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Saints on North Colonnade
45. Justin
- 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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