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Monument to Cardinal Sfondrati
Date: 1618
Artist: Carlo Maderno
• Cardinal Paolo Sfondrati (1561-1618) was titular from 1591-1618 and renovated the church in 1599-1600. He is buried inside the church
• The left statue is St. Agnes and the right is St. Cecilia
• The relief is of Sfondrati showing the body of St. Cecilia to Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605). Sfondrati had accidentally found this and other tombs during his renovations. Pope Pascal I had originally placed them there in 822
• This memorial was originally at the end of the right aisle where the St. Therese statue is currently located
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