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	la Repubblica of the Arts
		In this sense, it is sufficient to cite the worksite of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere.
		The Madonna e Bambino of Aracoeli are the emblems of this metamorphosis.
		The notable difference that passes between the faces of the Madonna and son was probably sought by the artist, perhaps the actual head of the workshop who kept for himself the painting of the two principle figures of the cycle.
	www.repubblica.it /repubblicarts/cavallini/testo.html (2278 words)

	Santa Maria In Aracoeli
		Santa Maria in Aracoeli ("Our Lady of the Altar of Heaven"), a titular basilica church in Rome, is on the highest summit of the Campidoglio.
		In 1571, Santa Maria in Aracoeli hosted the celebrations honoring Marcantonio Colonna after the victorious Battle of Lepanto over the Turkish fleet.
		The relics of Saint Helena, mother of Constantine the Great are housed at Santa Maria in Aracoeli.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Santa_Maria_in_Aracoeli (839 words)

	Altar of the Heavens
		At midnight, the Aracoeli's greatest treasure, a wooden statue is of the child Jesus (said to have been carved from an olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemene) is brought from his private chapel next to the sacristy to a ceremonial Baroque throne before the high altar, over the Vigil Mass.
		Santa Maria in Aracoeli is still designated as the Church of the Senate and the Roman people.
		Although most art historians date the Madonna to the twelfth century, an Aracoeli legend claims that the image, painted on a piece of beech wood, was carried by Pope Saint Gregory the Great in the year 594 through the streets of Rome, and brought about the city's deliverance from a terrible plague.
	www.premier.net /~Italy/altar.htm (1544 words)

	In Italy Online - The Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli
		The church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli; to the right, the Campidoglio, seat of Rome's municipal government.
		t midnight, the Aracoeli's greatest treasure, a wooden statue is of the child Jesus (said to have been carved from an olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemene) is brought from his private chapel next to the sacristy to a ceremonial Baroque throne before the high altar, over the Vigil Mass.
		The transformation of this temple for a pagan goddess into a church dedicated to the Madonna was an early (and not infrequent) Christian coup, and was legitimized by an ancient legend.
	www.initaly.com /regions/latium/church/aracoeli.htm (1576 words)

	Basilica di S.Maria in Aracoeli E132 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The name of the basilica S.Maria in Aracoeli reminds a legend, according to which Augustus built here an altar "Ara primogeniti Dei", having had a vision of Virgin, after the Tiburtine Sibyl predicted the births of Christ.
		Nevertheless originally the church was named S.Maria de Capitolio, and later name "in Aracoeli" was derived from an inscription on the 12th century altar mentioning the "ara" of Augustus.
		In the Middle Ages the basilica was a kind of forum or political- administrative center of Rome with the popular meetings and discussions.
	www.italycyberguide.com /Geography/cities/rome2000/E132.htm (630 words)

	Santa Maria in Aracoeli - Wikipedia
		De Santa Maria in Aracoeli is een kerk die in Rome staat, dicht bij het Capitool.
		Waarschijnlijk is de Santa Maria in Aracoeli op de fundamenten van de tempel van Iuno Moneta gebouwd.
		In de 14e eeuw is de naam van de kerk veranderd in Santa Maria in Aracoeli vanwege de legende dat keizer Augustus op deze plek een Ara Coeli (hemelaltaar) zou hebben laten bouwen, nadat de komst van Christus aan hem voorspeld was.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santa_Maria_in_Aracoeli (813 words)

	Santa Maria in Aracoeli - Churches of Rome Wiki - A Wikia wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Santa Maria in Aracoeli - Churches of Rome Wiki - A Wikia wiki
		Some scholars claim that it might be older, perhaps as old as the 6th century; they connect it with the Greek monks who built the first church here.
		This icon was venerated and carried through the streets of Rome during the great plague of 1348, and the short duration of that plague is ascribed to the intercession of the Madonna of Aracoeli.
	roma.katolsk.no /mariaaracoeli.htm (1596 words)

	Caravaggio
		Its hero was Marcantonio Colonna, scion of one of the most illustrious of all Roman families, and commander of the papal galleys in the triumph of the Holy League over the Turks at Lepanto.
		He progressed from the church of San Sebastiano, on the Appian Way, passing the Baths of Caracalla, and under the triumphal arches of Constantine and Titus, to the monastery of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, built on the holiest site of the Capitol, at the very centre of the old Roman Empire.
		The façade of the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli was decorated with captured Turkish flags.
	partners.nytimes.com /books/first/l/langdon-caravaggio.html (2778 words)

	Rome Pictures - Santa Maria
		Santa Maria in Aracoeli, on the top of Rome's first base, the Capitoline Hill.
		This Santa Maria - and there are many Santa Marias in Rome - is an exquisitely different form from the rest.
		Built around 1260 the wonky steps were added in 1348 to celebrate the end of a plague.
	www.bugbog.com /gallery/rome_pictures/rome_pictures_2.html (93 words)

	Pictures and Postcards from Rome, Italy - Romania Web Collection
		Santa Maria in Aracoeli church stands on the site of the Temple of Juno and dates back at least to the 6th century.
		The church is famous for its ornate gilded ceiling and a very fine series of frescoes by Pinturicchio, dating from the 1480's.
		The Aracoeli Staircase was completed in 1348 to commemorate the end of the plaque.
	www.aboutromania.com /rome11.html (69 words)

	SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Santa Maria D'Aracoeli rises on the highest point of the Capitol, site of the Rock or Citadel of Rome.
		A legend relates that Augustus raised an altar here to the "Son of God", to recall the oracle of the Sibyl about the coming of the Saviour.
		It is reached by a staircase of 124 steps that was built as an offering to the Blessed Virgin for freeing Rome from the plague.
	www.holidayinrome.com /history/maria_aracoeli.html (130 words)

	A2Z Languages ~ Rome ~ Italy ~ Churches And Basilicas ~ Study Italian
		The church is partly built on the Temple of Venus and Roma.
		The ceiling of Santa Maria Maggiore was designed by Giuliano da Sangallo towards the end of the 15th century.
		In the medieval church, note the marble choir screen, originally in the older church below, and the early Renaissance frescoes by Masolino in the Capella di Santa Caterina, depicting the life of St Catherine of Alexandria.
	www.a2zlanguages.com /Italy/Rome/rome_basilicas.htm (1294 words)

	The Popolo Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Maria d'Aracoeli, Cappella della Valle / Orsini, Pardo Orsini, 1582
		Maria d'Aracoeli, Cappella Mattei, Alessandro Mattei, chapel 1564
		Maria d'Aracoeli, interior: W wall, Lodovico Grato Margani, Redentore by A Sansovino
	rubens.anu.edu.au /popolo/midjpg/alphabetical/index16.html (208 words)

	Chiesa di S. Maria di Aracoeli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Maria in Aracoeli is very close to Palazzo Savelli.
		The loggia which gives access to the Franciscan monastery was built in the XVIth century by Pope Paulus III as entrance to his summer residence, but it was transferred to the friars by Sistus V. aria in
		Rita at the foot of S. Maria in Aracoeli brought to light that S. Rita had been built using some structures of the old church dedicated to S. Biagio.
	www.romeartlover.it /Vasi130a.htm (622 words)

	Miniature clay sculptures displayed on the staircase of 'Santa Maria in Aracoeli' Basilica in Rome January 3, 2006. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Miniature clay sculptures displayed on the staircase of 'Santa Maria in Aracoeli' Basilica in Rome January 3, 2006.
		A tourist walks past miniature clay sculptures displayed on the staircase of 'Santa Maria in Aracoeli' Basilica in Rome January 3, 2006.
		Five thousand sculptures personifying the children of the five continents were put on display to mark the 20th anniversary of 'The spirit of Assisi', a phrase coined by the late Pope John Paul II to describe the Catholic Church reaching out to those in need.
	www.catholicpressphoto.com /servizi/2006-01-03-bambinelli-aracoeli/ppages/ppage7.htm (85 words)

	Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Italy. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Santa Maria in Aracoeli - Home with Hostelbookers
		The church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli (daily: summer 7am–noon & 4–6.30pm; winter closes 5.30pm) crowns the highest point on the Capitoline Hill, built on the site of a temple to Jupiter where, according to legend, the Tiburtine Sybil foretold the birth of Christ.
		It's a steep climb to the top, reached by a flight of steps erected by Cola di Rienzo in 1348, but the church is worth it, one of Rome's most ancient basilicas.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/italy/santa_maria_in_aracoeli (160 words)

	Italy
		The white Victor Emanuel Monument (20th century) is in the left foreground.
		Directly behind the monument is the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, the official church of the Commune di Roma.
		In the right foreground, at the top of the dark grey ramp, is the Campidoglio, including the Commune di Roma (the city government of Rome, center, with tower) and the two Capitoline Museums, surrounding Michalangelo's decorated Piazza on the Capitoline hill.
	www.mmdtkw.org /Italy.html (258 words)

	Rome Religious Events \| Guide \|
		The most important celebration occurs in the Santa Maria dell' Aracoeli church.
		The Santa Maria dell' Aracoeli church is situated next to the Campidoglio, Michelangelo's beautiful square in the centre of Rome.
		August 5, 2005: The Miracle of the Madonna of the Snow Every year a curious legend which narrates the story of the founding of the Santa Maria Maggiore church is dramatised in a solemn mass, where flower petals are scattered on the altar.
	www.hoteljulia.it /rome_religious_events.htm (574 words)

	Find in a Library: The Cinquecento chapel decorations in S. Maria in Aracoeli in Rome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Cinquecento chapel decorations in S. Maria in Aracoeli in Rome
		Maria in Aracoeli (Church : Rome, Italy)
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/526c86de98a2c83fa19afeb4da09e526.html (91 words)

	Patron Saints Index: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Bambino is a small statue of the Infant Jesus in the Santa Maria in Aracoeli church at the top of Capital Hill in Rome.
		If you wish to be truly Roman, you must love the Santo Bambino.
		- Padre Paolo, Franciscan Superior, Santa Maria in Aracoeli
	www.catholic-forum.com /Saints/define41.htm (277 words)

	Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli Rome - Photo © Mark Zanzig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli Rome - Photo © Mark Zanzig
		The Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli is located to the right hand side of the Vittoriano, on the top of the Arx-Hill.
		Its interior is beautiful yet strangely put together from different styles and times.
	www.zanzig.com /travel/rome-photos/rome079.htm (79 words)

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		detail, columns 89/7 Rome Santas Luca e Martina fresco detail between arches 7/8 Rome Santa Maria di Coreto window 25/8 Rome Santa Maria del Popolo facade 55/8 Rome San Paolo f.l.m.
		columns 90/7 Rome Santas Luca e Martina dome, exterior 8/8 Rome Santa Maria di Coreto detail, exterior dome 26/8 Rome Santa Maria del Popolo altar detail 56/8 Rome San Paolo f.l.m.
		exterior in courtyard 91/7 Rome Santas Luca e Martina facade 9/8 Rome Santa Maria Maggiore interior 27/8 Rome Santa Maria del Popolo altar painting 57/8 Rome San Paolo f.l.m.
	www.yale.edu /adhoc/images/lbl81160.txt (233 words)

	Gradual (Getty Museum)
		The large size was deliberate: it enabled a group of singers standing before it to read the notes and words.
		The saints invoked in the litany suggest that the gradual was made for the Franciscan church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome.
		The illuminator Antonio da Monza enlivened the border of the manuscript's most elaborate large page with luxurious small-scale decoration that encourages close examination.
	www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=1588 (148 words)

	artnet.com Magazine Features - Great Dane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Marble Steps Leading up to the Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome
		The Marble Steps Leading up to the Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli may even remind you of Giorgio di Chirico on acid.
		It's often hard to tell what's going on in Eckersberg's narratives.
	www.artnet.com /Magazine/features/tuchman/tuchman1-15-04.asp (1057 words)

	IMAGE gallery > Rome > Santa Maria in Aracoeli
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		Description: steiler Aufstieg zur Kirche Santa Maria in Aracoeli
		Keywords: Kirche, Rom, Italien, Stadt, Santa, Maria, in, Aracoeli
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	Cordonata (Roma) - Wikimedia Commons
		La Cordonata is located in Rome in Italy (Campidoglio)
		Cordonata e scalinata per Santa Maria in Aracoeli
		This page was last modified 09:01, 3 November 2006.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Cordonata_(Roma) (44 words)

	Tourist Information in our Rome Guide - Santa Maria in Aracoeli
		Tourist Information in our Rome Guide - Santa Maria in Aracoeli
		Located between the Piazza del Campidoglio and Piazza Venezia, the Santa Maria in Aracoeli Church sits atop the Capitoline Hill, the smallest but most sacred hill in Rome.
		The church is well-known for housing a number of outstanding Roman art pieces that date back to the period between the 13th and 18th centuries.
	www.rome-tourism.com /touristinfo.php?contentid=1506 (222 words)

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