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Statue dei Santa alla Chiesa di San Barnaba

Saints' Statues at the Church of St. Barbabas

Diomiro Cignaroli
c. 1760

Modena / Statue dei Santa alla Chiesa di San Barnaba

Description

The façade of the baroque Church of St. Barbabas, built 1660, has four niches with statues.

Modena - Statue dei Santa alla Chiesa di San Barnaba
San Agostino / St. Augustine
(354 - 430), Bishop of Hippo Regius (present-day Annaba, Algeria), philosopher and theologian; his writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity (Wikipedia).

San Michele / St. Michael
the Archangel, the field commander of the Army of God. He is often depicted slaying Satan represented as a dragon, and with a shield with text quis ut deus (Who is like God?, a literal translation of the name Michael). (Wikipedia).

Modena - Statue dei Santa alla Chiesa di San Barnaba
San Francesco / St. Francis
born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone (1181/82 - 1226), an Italian friar and preacher. He founded among others the Franciscan Order. Saint Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history (Wikipedia).

Modena - Statue dei Santa alla Chiesa di San Barnaba
San Barnaba / St. Barnabas
one of the prominent Christian disciples in Jerusalem (Wikipedia).

Modena - Statue dei Santa alla Chiesa di San Barnaba
Above the portal are the symbols of Faith and Hope

Sculptor

Diomiro Cignaroli (Verona 1718 - Verona 1770), italian sculptor (Dizionario Biografico).

Sources & Information

La Guida di Modena, San Barnaba.
Chiesemodenacity, San Barnaba.

Location (N 44°38'44" - E 10°55'19")

Item Code: iter169; Photograph: 14 May 2017
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San Agostino / St. Augustine (354 - 430), Bishop of Hippo Regius (present-day Annaba, Algeria), philosopher and theologian; his writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity (Wikipedia).	San Michele / St. Michael the Archangel, the field commander of the Army of God. He is often depicted slaying Satan represented as a dragon, and with a shield with text quis ut deus (Who is like God?, a literal translation of the name Michael). (Wikipedia).
San Francesco / St. Francis born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone (1181/82 - 1226), an Italian friar and preacher. He founded among others the Franciscan Order. Saint Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history (Wikipedia).	San Barnaba / St. Barnabas one of the prominent Christian disciples in Jerusalem (Wikipedia).