Date: 1704-1708

Artist: Pierre-Etienne Monnot

 

• The statue is St. Paul. His symbol is a sword because, as a Roman citizen, he was entitled to death by the sword

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• All of the statues in the pillars are of the 12 apostles of Jesus (except St. Paul). These 12 pillars follow Revelation 21:14 which speak of the 12 apostles as the 12 foundations of the new Jerusalem

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• The dove in the pediment is the heraldic device of the Pamphili. Pope Innocent X (1644-1655), a Pamphili, renovated the nave