Francesco Moratti
St. Simon

18th century
Marble, 14 feet high
Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome

This is one of twelve monumental statues of the Apostles, by various artists, lining the nave of the basilica. The bucksaw at St. Simon's left hand is his most common attribute.

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Photographed at the Lateran Basilica by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.