Canonica : a statue of Saint Devote offered by Prince Rainier III

On June 9, 2003, during his visit in Corsica on Devote's martyrdom 1700th anniversary, Prince Rainier III offered the Corsican a statue of Saint Devote, which is now situated in the Cathedral of the Canonica.

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In the Principality of Monaco, the statue stands in the square of Saint Devote church. Made of white marble and bronze, it represents Devote kneeling on a boat with a dove in her hands.

All churches and chapels in Monaco were given a scale-size copy of this statue. In December 2005, during an official trip to the Vatican, Prince Albert II gave Pope Benoît XVI a copy of the statue of Saint Devote sculpted by the artist, Cyril de la Patellière.

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