St. Eugene de Mazenod - San Antonio, TX - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

"When he was eight years old, Mazenod's family was forced to flee the French Revolution, leaving their considerable wealth behind. As refugees in Italy, they were very poor, and moved from place to place. At the age of twenty, he returned to France and became a priest. Mazenod founded the congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Initially focused on rebuilding the Church in France after the Revolution, their work soon spread, particularly to Canada. Mazenod was appointed Bishop of Marseille in 1837, and Archbishop in 1851.

On October 19, 1975, Bishop de Mazenod was beatified, and was canonized twenty years later on 3 December 1995. The universal Church commemorates him with an optional memorial on 21 May, the anniversary of his death.

In his homily at the Mass, celebrated on the First Sunday of Advent 1994, the Pope proclaimed Saint Eugène a "Man of Advent", saying: Eugène de Mazenod, whom the Church today proclaims a saint, was a man of Advent, a man of the Coming. He not only looked forward to that Coming, but... he dedicated his whole life to preparing for it. His waiting reached the intensity of heroism, that is, it was marked by a heroic degree of faith, hope and apostolic charity. Eugène de Mazenod was one of those apostles who prepared the modern age, our age."

The statue shows a standing man in religious robes. He has a large cross hanging around his neck. His right hand rests on the cross. His left hand hold a fold of his robe. He has neck length wavy hair.