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Aracoeli
The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar in Heaven (, ) is a Titular church, titular basilica and conventual church of the Order of Friars Minor, Franciscan Convent of Aracoeli located the highest summit of the Capitoline Hill in churches of Rome, Rome, Italy. From 1250–1798 it was the headquarters of the General Curia of the Order of Friars Minor as well as being one of the city's principal civic churches. It is still the designated church of the city council of Rome, which uses the ancient title of ''SPQR, Senatus Populusque Romanus''. The present cardinal priest of the ''Titulus Sanctae Mariae de Aracoeli'' is Salvatore De Giorgi. The shrine is known for housing relics belonging to Helena (empress), Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, various minor relics from the Holy Sepulchre, both the pontifically crowned images of ''Nostra Signora di Mano di Oro di Aracoeli'' (1636) on the high altar and the Santo Bambino of Aracoeli (1897). It is also famous for the exquisite Pinturic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Bambino Of Aracoeli
The Santo Bambino of Aracœli ("Holy Child of Aracœli"), sometimes known as the Bambino Gesù di Aracœli ("Child Jesus of Aracœli") is a 15th-century Roman Catholic devotional replicated wooden image enshrined in the titular Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, depicting the Child Jesus swaddled in golden fabric, wearing a crown, and adorned with various gemstones and jewels donated by devotees. On 18 January 1894, Pope Leo XIII authorised its public devotion and granted a canonical coronation on 2 May 1897. It was again blessed by Pope John Paul II on 8 January 1984. The image was purportedly stolen on 1 February 1994, then now replaced with a modern copy. History and devotions The wooden image measures approximately 60 centimeters tall and depicts the Child Jesus as an infant. According to historical records preserved at the Basilica Santa Maria in Aracoeli, the image was carved from a single block of olive wood from the Garden of Gethsemane by a Franciscan friar assigned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
