October 6th is the feast day of St Bruno of Cologne (c. 1030 - 1101), the founder of the Ordo Cartusiensis (Order of Carthusians) In the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli e Martiri there is a remarkably fine statue of St Bruno (1766-67), the work of the French Neo-classical sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). On seeing the statue, Pope Clement XIV (r.1769-74) was so impressed by its realism he quipped that St Bruno would speak, had he not taken a vow of silence. Comments are closed.
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My name is David Lown and I am an art historian from Cambridge, England. Since 2001 I have lived in Italy, where I run private walking tours of Rome.
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