Facade of Santa Maria in Aracoeli with the monumental ladder

The basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli is on the Campidoglio, in Rome. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 200 KB) Summary /*taken from de. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 200 KB) Summary /*taken from de. ... The Capitoline Hill (Capitolinus Mons), between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the famous seven hills of Rome, the site of a temple for the Capitoline Triad: the gods Jupiter, his wife Juno and their daughter Minerva. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost...

The original name of the church was Santa Maria in Capitolo, but was changed in the 14th century, when it was renamed according to a medieval legend that claimed the church built over an Augustan Ara primogeniti Dei, in the place where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to the first Roman emperor (or, alternatively, where an oracle foretold him the birth of the Son of God). Jump to: navigation, search This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right}. It is housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which... Bust of Augustus Caesar Caesar Augustus (Latin:IMP·CAESAR·DIVI·F·AVGVSTVS) ¹ (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), known earlier in his life as Gaius Octavius or Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, is considered the first Roman Emperor, though he denies the use of imperator in favor of princeps... Blessed Virgin Mary A traditional Catholic picture sometimes displayed in homes. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jesus (Greek: Ιησους, IÄ“soûs), also known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ, is Christianitys central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. ...

It is possible that the church was built over the temple of Juno Moneta, built over the Arx. The other hypothesis is that the church replaced the Auguraculum, the seat of the augurs. Juno can refer to: Juno, the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera A guardian spirit for Roman women (equivalent of the male Genius) Jupiter IRBM rocket (Juno II) the Jupiter-C IRBM rocket (Juno or Juno I) the Juno Awards, a Canadian music award festival Juno Beach, one of... ARX was a Xerox-like operating system developed by Acorn Computers Ltd in the UK and at the Acorn Research Centre (ARC) at Palo Alto for their new ARM RISC processors. ... The Augur was a priest or official in ancient Rome. ...

The foundation of the church was laid in 6th century on the site of Byzantine abbey, and it followed the Greek rite. After being given to the Benedictines, a papal bull give the church to the Franciscans in 1250 (others say 1249), and received its Romanesque-Gothic aspect. During the Medieval ages, this church became the centre of the religious and civil life of the city, in particular during the republican experience of the 14th century: it was the free municipality to pay for the 124-steps ladder in front of the church, designed in 1348 by Simone Andreozzi, in occasion of a great plague; the very Cola di Rienzo inaugurated this ladder. This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... See also Benedictine Confederation and Benedictine for other articles. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... Events December 13 - Death of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IX of France is captured by Muslims and has to ransom himself Mabinogion appears Albertus Magnus isolates the element arsenic Vincent of Beauvais writes proto-encyclopedic The Greater Mirror City of Stockholm founded Alphonso III of Portugal takes Algarve... Events University, the first College at Oxford founded Births Emperor Kameyama of Japan Pope John XXII Frederick I, Margrave of Baden Deaths July 6 - Alexander II of Scotland (b. ... Romanesque St. ... Jump to: navigation, search See also Gothic art. ... Events April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... Cola di Rienzi (c. ...

Inside of the church.

In 1571, Santa Maria in Aracoeli hosted the celebrations for Marcantonio Colonna after the victorious Battle of Lepanto on the Turkish fleet. In this occasion, the beautiful ceiling was built, to thank the blessed virgin. In 1797, with the French Roman Republic, the basilica was deconsacrated and turned into a stable. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (811x608, 118 KB) Summary /*taken from de. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (811x608, 118 KB) Summary /*taken from de. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... The naval Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 at the northern edge of the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth (then the Gulf of Lepanto), off western Greece. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... See also ancient Roman Republic and Roman Republic (19th century). ...

The facade is almost entirely the original one, even though it has lost the mosaics and subsequent frescoes that originally decorated it. The three dors are a later addiction. The Gothic window is the main particular that tourist can see from the bottom of the ladder, but it is the sole true Gothic particular of the church. Jump to: navigation, search See also Gothic art. ...

The inside of the church, built on three naves, has several art treasures. The wooden ceiling, the cosmatesque floor, the Cappella Bufalini, with Pinturicchio frescoes of the stories of Bernard of Clairvaux, a Transfiguration wooden paint by Girolamo Siciolante da Sermoneta, the tombstone of Giovanni Ceivelli by Donatello, the tomb of Cecchino Bracci, designed by his friend Michelangelo, and works by other notable artists like Pietro Cavallini (frescoes, now only one survives), Benozzo Gozzoli and Giulio Romano. It houses also a Madonna and a sepulchral monument by Arnolfo di Cambio in the transverse nave. Jump to: navigation, search During Mediaeval ages, in the 12th and 13th centuries, many marble workers created their pieces taking their marble from ancient Roman ruins, and composing the fragments in geometrical decorations. ... The Crucifixion with Sts Jerome and Christopher (1471) Oil on wood, 59 x 40 cm Galleria Borghese, Rome Pinturicchio (1454-1513), Italian painter, whose full name was Bernardino di Betti. ... Bernard of Clairvaux, illustrated in a medieval manuscript Bernard of Clairvaux, illustrated in A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Alfred Wesley Wishart, 1900 Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Fontaines, near Dijon, 1090 – August 21, 1153 in Clairvaux) was a French abbot and theologian who was the main voice of... Jump to: navigation, search Statue of Donatello at the Uffizi Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi) (1386 - December 13, 1466) was a famous Florentine artist and sculptor of the Early Renaissance. ... Jump to: navigation, search Michelangelo (full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. ... The Last Judgement (detail of the Apostles) Pietro Cavallini (1259-1330) was an Italian painter and mosaic designer working during the Renaissance. ... Benozzo Gozzoli Three Wise Men, fresco in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence, 1459-1461. ... Giulio Romano (ca 1499? – November 1, 1546) was an Italian painter, architect, painter and decorator, the favorite pupil of Raphael, whose legacy Giulio Romano extended, and at the same time one of the inventors of 16th century Mannerism. ... Arnolfo di Lapo, also known as Arnolfo di Cambio, ( 1245 - 1310) was a Florentine architect and sculptor. ...

The church was also famous in Rome for the wooden statue of infant Jesus (Santo Bambino), crafted in 15th century with olive wood coming from the Gethsemane garden and covered with valuables ex-voto. Many peoples of Rome believed in the power of this statue. The statue was stolen in February 1994, and never recovered. Nowadays, a copy is present in the church. Pope Honorius IV is buried in the church. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... The Garden of Gethsemane. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Honorius IV, né Giacomo Savelli (Rome, ca. ...

The Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S. Mariae de Aracoeli is Salvatore Cardinal De Giorgi. Cardinal Priests are the most numerous of the three orders of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. ... Salvatore Cardinal De Giorgi (born September 6, 1930) is the Roman Catholic archbishop of Palermo in Sicily. ...

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