Romano Carapecchia

, one of Carapecchia's early works in Rome Carapecchia was born to Giovanni Antonio Carapecchia and Francesca Roveti in the parish of Sant'Eustachio, Rome in 1666. On 27 November 1706, Pope Clement XI sent a breve pontificio to Grand Master Ramón Perellós in which he praised the work of Carapecchia. While based in Malta, he was also involved in some projects in nearby Sicily. Carapecchia died in Malta in 1738. == Works ==

Architectural works designed by or attributed to Carapecchia include: ;Rome • Church of San Giovanni Calibita ( 1700) • Church of St James (1710) – demolished 1884 • Church of St Barbara • Church of St Publius, Floriana (1730s) • Remodelling and completion of Notre Dame Gate, Cottonera Lines • Main Gate of Fort Manoel (in collaboration with Charles François de Mondion) ;Sicily • Competition entry for the reconstruction of the Catania Cathedral (1709) • Restoration of a Hospitaller complex in Marsala (1715) == Legacy ==

An album of architectural drawings by Carapecchia still exists at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. A book has been published about him by the Maltese historian Denis De Lucca. == References ==