St.
Spyridon Born - 270 Died - 348 in Cyprus
Feastday
- 12 December
Sculptor
- Lazzaro Morelli
Statue
created - c. 1668-1670 This was part of the group of 16
erected between May 1669 and August 1670.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine Dressed in episcopal
vestments, he has a short bearded face turned to the right.
His right hand is raised and his left holds the palm of
martyrdom.
In the
persecution of Diocletian he had one eye removed and was sent
as a slave to a copper mine on Cyprus, which was usually a
fatal experience. However, he survived and is traditionally
considered to have been at the Council of Nicaea -although his
name is not in the extant list of signatories. He was bishop
of Trimythous and died in peace on Cyprus.
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