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St Aloysius Gonzaga
The young Jesuit in white surplice, holding the crucifix.
About this statue
St Aloysius Gonzaga, born in 1568 into the princely Gonzaga family of northern Italy, gave up his inheritance to join the Jesuits. He died in Rome in 1591, aged twenty-three, after caring for the victims of the plague. He is the patron of young people and students, and his feast falls on 21 June.
Ours shows him as a young Jesuit in white surplice over a black cassock, holding the crucifix. We also make him with his hand on his heart, with lilies for purity, or with a halo. The marble statue in the gallery below is the work of the Italian sculptor Ignazio Jacometti.
He is made for churches, chapels, schools and colleges named after him, and for Jesuit houses and student chaplaincies.
Materials, sizes and delivery
- Sizes
- From 30 inches upwards, made to order. Some designs start at 4 feet, so please ask us to confirm.
- Material
- Fibreglass (FRP), sculpted and painted by hand in our studio in Mangalore.
- Colours
- Any statue can be made in any colour, for indoors or outdoors: in a natural finish (in colour) or a stone finish (one colour, such as white or marble).
- Outdoors
- For gardens and grottos we suggest a stone finish. It is easier to look after, and stays fresh for longer through sun and monsoon.
- Ordering
- Every statue is made from scratch. We give a timeline with the quotation, and orders are taken first come, first served.
- Delivery
- Collect it from the studio, or we send it by road anywhere in India. Outside India, ask us about delivery.
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