Date: 1705-1709

Artist: Camillo Rusconi

 

• The statue is St. Andrew. His symbol here is an X shaped cross which, in later stories, refers to the shape of the cross of his martyrdom

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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

 

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

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