Santa Maria in Aracoeli


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Cappella de San Pietro d'Alcántar
The sixth chapel on the right is dedicated to St Peter of Alcántara, a rather fierce 16th century Spanish reformer of the Franciscan order, he forbade his followers to wear any sort of footwear or to own libraries, but was a famous spiritual director and was a friend of St Teresa of Avila. The altarpiece sculpture, in an apse lit by windows, is by Michele Maille and shows the St Peter in Ecstasy.
(Plan location #15)
Related links:  Pietro d'Alcántar (1499-1562)
Michel Maille [aka Michele Maglia] (1643-1703)

(Photo borrowed from internet)