 Le Gros also continued to be employed by several branches of the Jesuit order for work such as the statue of "St Francis Xavier" (1702) in the church of Sant'Apollinare, Rome, "a marvel of delicate marble work".It shows the saint reunited with his beloved crucifix which was brought back to him by a crab after it had been lost in the sea.The terracotta model in St. Petersburg, Hermitage Museum, presents an alternative idea in which the Jesuit missionary appears much fiercer, probably preaching, with the right arm raised.