St. Peter

 

Title

St. Peter

Sculptor

Franz Mayer Studio

Creation Date

1922

Location

Mother of God Church

Address

119 West 6th Street

Medium

Stone, Marble

Dimensions

Sculpture: 8'x2.5'x2'; Base: 78"x40"x40"

Supplemental Materials

Mother of God Church Brochure

Historia, Vol. III, p. 75 (Mother of God Church Scrapbook- Archives)

 

 

 

 


This sculpture of St. Peter, along with the companion piece St. Paul, was shipped by steamer to New York from the Franz Mayer Studio in Munich Germany in 1923. From there the sculptures were sent to Covington and placed on the pedestals in front of the Mother of God Church. The Church archives document the following expenses: Hauling in New York, $51.50; Rail Road Freight, $171.03; and installation, $184.15.


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This page last updated 18 March 1997.