Bust in patinated bronze depicting St. Francis Xavier, head slightly turned to the right, wearing the ratchet and stole around his neck.
Bust in patinated bronze depicting St. Francis Xavier, head slightly turned to the right, wearing the ratchet and stole around his neck.
Southern Italy, 17th century.
H.: 29 cm.
Base with red silk velvet doucine at the back.
Co-founder of the Society of Jesus, St. Francis Xavier was a great missionary between the Indies and the Far East. Beatified in 1619, he was canonized three years later by Gregory XV. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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Bust in patinated bronze depicting St. Francis Xavier, head slightly turned to the right, wearing the ratchet and stole around his neck.
Southern Italy, 17th century.
H.: 29 cm.
Base with red silk velvet doucine at the back.
Co-founder of the Society of Jesus, St. Francis Xavier was a great missionary between the Indies and the Far East. Beatified in 1619, he was canonized three years later by Gregory XV. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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