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St. Theodosia
of Tyre
Born - 290
Died - 307
Statue
Installed - c 1666
Part of a group of 24 installed
between September 1662 and March 1667
Sculptor
- Andrea Baratta
He received payments from July to December
1666
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
Represented without
attributes, her right hand is raised toward the Vatican
Basilica, and her left supports the folds of a wide cloak.
According to Eusebius, she was a seventeen year old girl who
sought to be executed as a martyr to Chrisitanity at Caesarea
in 307 AD.
Perhaps because of her intentional seeking of martyrdom, she
was removed from the Roman Martyrology 2001.
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Saints on North Colonnade
Above the Entrance
23.
Ephraim
22. Theodosia
Alexander VII
Coat of Arms
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Saints on North Colonnade
Around the Entrance
Alexander VII Coat of Arms
27. Fabiola
26. Febronia
25. Mark-Evangelist
24. Mary of Egypt
23. Ephraim
22. Theodosia
21.
Macrina
20. Dominic
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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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