Santa Maria in Aquiro

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Map of the Churches of Rome

Santa Maria in Aquiro

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Santa Maria in Aquiro is a late 16th century church of ancient foundation. The date of its foundation as well as the meaning of the appellation Aquiro have been lost in time. 

A Cardinal's Coat of Arms

The facade is crowned with a cardinal's coat of arms. Two winged putti hold up a shield, which is emblazoned with a double-headed eagle over a lion rampant. 

Nave

The interior is made up of a vestibule; a nave and two aisles. There are three chapels off each aisle. The transept has a dome over the crossing and a chapel at each end. The small sanctuary has an apse.

Balustrade, Chapel of the Guardian Angel

The balustrade of the Chapel of the Guardian Angel (first left) is beautifully carved. 

Funerary Monuments

Funerary Monument to Archbishop Carlo di Montecatini

Santa Maria in Aquiro boasts a number of fine funerary monuments. The monument to Archbishop Carlo di Montecatini († 1699) is the work of the sculptor Domenico Guidi (1625-1701). 

Funerary monument to Michelina Belloy

The funerary monument to Michelina Belloy was erected in 1868 at the behest of her fiancé. She died at the age of twenty-four, only months before they were due to be married. 

Funerary monument to Nicola Modetti

The funerary monument to Nicola Modetti, the work of the sculptor Stefano Galletti (1832-1905), was erected at the behest of his wife in 1872. He is described as her 'incomparable husband'.  

Funerary monument to Count Giulio Savelli

High up on the wall of the left aisle is the funerary monument to Count Giulio Savelli, who was little over a year old when he died. Giulio 'joined the choirs of angels on the day before the Ides of July 1863'.  

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