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St. Bernard
Born - 1090
Died - 20 August 1153 Feastday - 20 August
Canonized - 1174 by Pope Alexander III Statue Installed - 1667-1668
It was part of a group of 16 that were built between July and December 1668.
Sculptor - Lazzaro Morelli
Although the attribution is hypothetical, the statue shares characteristics with St Anthony of Padua (126) made by Morelli.
Height - 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine Bernard of Clairvaux was an outstandingly successful propagator of a Benedictine reform movement which became the Cistercian order. In 1830, Pope Pius VIII named him a Doctor of the Church. |
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 This independent website is not endorsed by or associated with the Vatican, the Fabbrica of St. Peter's, or any business organization Contact: stpetersbasilica@gmail.com |