Artist: Francois Duquesnoy

Date: 1633-1639

 

• The statue is St. Andrew. St. Andrew, the apostle of Jesus, is here receiving the cross he will be martyred on

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• Each of the four piers are dedicated to an important relic that is housed in the balcony area above each statue. The statues are all 16 feet 6 inches high. The relic for this pier is the head of St. Andrew. The head was given to Pope Pius II (1448-1464) by Thomas Paleologos in 1462. However, Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) returned it to the Greek Church in 1964 

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