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Statues of St. Peter and St. Paul
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Vatican City
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St. Peter with his keys to the kingdom. Pope Pius IX decided to replace older statues of Sts. Peter and Paul with these larger ones on Easter 1847. The new statues were commissioned by the previous pope from Giuseppe De Fabris (sculpted them 1838-40) for St. Paul Outside the Walls. The statue of St. Peter is 5.55m in height and stands on a pedestal 4.91m high.
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Statues of St. Peter and St. Paul
Dates
c. 1838
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Statues of St. Peter and St. Paul
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
May 6, 2012
Last Updated
July 14, 2023