Tommaso Mattei (

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, 24 December 1652 - May 10 1726) was a 17th-century

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architect. He was a pupil of Gianlorenzo Bernini and Carlo Rainaldi. Among his designs are the 1693 "capella nuova del miracolo" at the basilica di S. Cristina (this chapel was built to house the Corporal of Bolsena

and the cappella Montioni in Santa Maria in Montesanto, Rome in 1687. He has also restored many ancient buildings, including the

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in 1726 which was one of his last works. He was buried in San Giuseppe a Capo le Case, Rome.

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17th-century Italian architects Pupils of Gian Lorenzo Bernini {{authority control