Orazio Marucchi (1852 - January 1931, Rome) was an Italian archaeologist and author of the ''Manual of Christian Archaeology''. He served as Professor of Christian Archaeology at the University of Rome and director of the Christian and Egyptian museums at the

Vatican Museums The Vatican Museums (; ) are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and ...

. He was also a member of the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archaeology and was a ''scrittore'' of the

Vatican Library The Vatican Apostolic Library (, ), more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. It was formally established in 1475, alth ...

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* 1852 births 1931 deaths Italian archaeologists Academic staff of the Sapienza University of Rome {{Italy-archaeologist-stub