A colossal statue of Sts. Peter was commissioned by Pope Pius IX on Easter 1847. The statue was sculpted by Giuseppe De Fabris in 1838-40 and stands 5.55m in height, on a pedestal 4.91m high. | aeternus

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A colossal statue of Sts. Peter was commissioned by Pope Pius IX on Easter 1847. The statue was sculpted by Giuseppe De Fabris in 1838-40 and stands 5.55m in height, on a pedestal 4.91m high.

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Keywords: Italy, Rome, trip, Vatican, vatican city, Pope, pope benedict xvi, benedict xvi, St. Peter's Basilica, catholic, church, Piazza San Pietro
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