Artist: Giuseppe Obici

Date: 1800s

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• The St. Paul statue portrays him with a sword because it was the instrument through which he was beheaded. Although condemned for being Christian, Paul was entitled to this type of death because he was a Roman citizen. The inscription reads: " To the preacher of truth, the teacher of nations"

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• The columns in front of the facade are red Baveno granite. A head of St. Paul is carved into the top of the columns