"S. Paolo And S. Mattia - Marble Statues From The End Of The Sixteenth Century"
Pair of rare marble statuettes representing the Apostles SAN PAOLO and SAN MATTIA from the end of the 16th century. ST.PAUL APOSTOLO He is the first Christian theologian. He is the people's apostle, the greatest missionary in history. Saint Paul, a Pharisee converted to Christ, co-opted into the apostolic college by Christ himself on the road to Damascus, devotes himself without reserve to the announcement of the incarnation, death and resurrection of Jesus. SAN MATTIA APOSTOLO The apostle Matthias was one of the seventy disciples of Jesus and remained with him from baptism until Ascension. Tradition has transmitted the image of an elderly man holding a halberd in his hand, a symbol of his martyrdom.
H 20 cm.