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St. Theodora
- Martyr
Died - c.120
Feastday
- 1 April
Statue
created - c.1662-1667
This statue is part of a group of
24 installed above the colonnade entrances from September 1662
to May 1667. The Alexander VII Coat of Arms that is nearby was
installed on 1 July 1666.
Sculptor
- Jacomo Antonio Fancelli
Fancelli received payments from
August to December 1666. His classical forms can also be seen
in his virtue stuccos in St Peter's - c.1647
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint has no special
attributes. She is dressed in the classical style that
Bernini had elaborated, and holds a palm in the right hand.
The same setting is found in the mirror image St Galla (116).
Likely
identified with the St Theodora, who according to the old Roman
Martyrology was martyred during the reign of Hadrian, and was
the sister of the martyr Hermes. Due to a lack of
historical information, she has been removed from the Roman
Martyrology 2004.
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Saints on South Colonnade
Alexander VII Coat of Arms
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Saints on South Colonnade
Alexander VII Coat of Arms
Vatican Obelisk on Left
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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 s.t.l.
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