The Twelve Apostles.
Eleven feet tall, made for the facade of the Gunadala Matha Shrine in Vijayawada.
Six stand on either side of the facade, sixty feet up, in a V. Each apostle carries the sign of his calling or his death.
St Peter the Apostle
The keys of the kingdom, given to him at Caesarea Philippi.
St Andrew the Apostle
The first apostle Jesus called, and the brother who brought Peter to him.
St James the Greater
The first apostle to be martyred; pilgrims still walk to his tomb at Santiago.
St John the Apostle
The disciple Jesus loved, and the writer of the fourth Gospel.
St Philip the Apostle
The apostle who asked, “Lord, show us the Father.”
St Bartholomew the Apostle
Tradition says he was flayed alive, and the knife is his sign.
St Thomas the Apostle
Shown in doubt, hand at his chin, before he said “My Lord and my God.”
St Matthew the Apostle
The tax collector Jesus called from his counting table, writing his Gospel with an angel at his side.
St James the Less
Called “the Less” to tell him from the other James; the first bishop of Jerusalem.
St Jude Thaddeus
Patron of hopeless causes, shown in prayer.
St Simon the Apostle
Simon the Zealot, and the saw that tradition says ended his life.
St Matthias the Apostle
Chosen by lot to take the place of Judas.