#5602 LG Museum Quality European Hand Carved Wood 18th C Santos ST Geronimo 27" H

This 18th century LG Museum Quality European Hand Carved Wooden Santos Saint Francis de Geronimo stands at approximately 24.5" h and 27"h with the halo 10.5" w,by 18" D , featuring a stunning metal halo. Despite evidence of age-related cracks and losses, the work is a truly amazing piece of artwork, not to be overlooked. Saint Francis de Geronimo, also known as Frances di Girolamo, Hieronymo, or Francis Jerome, was a Jesuit priest and missionary canonized by Gregory XVI in 1839. He is credited with writing the hymn "Diu vi Salvi Regina," which was adopted as the national anthem of an independent Corsica in 1735.