12 Apostolia / The Twelve Apostles

The twelve apostles on the four pediments of the Helsinki Cathedral are the work of German sculptors August Wredow (18041891) and Hermann Schievelbein (1817-1867). Wredow sculpted Andrew, Matthew, Jude, John, Philip and Bartholomew, while Schievelbein sculpted Paul, Jacob, Matthias, Peter, Simon and Thomas. The statues were cast by the S.P. Deravanne zinc foundry in 1845-1847, and placed on the pe ...