Mariano Armellini (7 February 1852 – 24 February 1896) was an Italian archaeologist and historian. Born in

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, he was one of the founders of the

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. He is the author of ''Gli antichi cimiteri cristiani di Roma e d'Italia'' (''The Ancient Christian Cemeteries of Rome and Italy'') and ''Le catacombe romane'' (''The Roman Catacombs''), but became famous chiefly for ''Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX'' (''The Churches of Rome from the 4th to the 19th Centuries''), a major work in which he recorded many of the city's churches, including those no longer extant.

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Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX
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