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St. Romanus
Died - c. 258
Feastday - 9 August
Sculptor
- Lazzaro Morelli
Statue
Installed - c.1665-1667
This statue is part of a group of
24 that were placed between September 1662 and March 1667.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The holy soldier is
represented in an attitude identical to that of St Dionysus
(96), although in reverse. His left hand is raised
toward St Stephen, the right holds the palm of martyrdom.
The Roman
Martyrology 2004 has: " A
martyr in the catacomb of St Lawrence on the Via Tiburtina,
c.258." So it is thought that he was martyred in the same
persecution as St
Laurence, but there is no evidence that the two were connected.
He has been refered to as Romanus Ostiarius in the past.
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Saints on South Colonnade
Braccio Carlo Magno Entrance
Alexander VII Coat of
Arms
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Saints on South Colonnade
Curved Arm
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Sources:
The Book of Saints, ©2002 Edited by Dom Basil Watkins, OSB
Le statue berniniani del Colonnato di San Pietro; Martinelli,
Valentino ©1987 by de Luca
Editore s.t.l.
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