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Santa Maria in Aracoeli

The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar in Heaven is a titular basilica and conventual church of the Convent of Aracoeli located the highest summit of the in Rome, .
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:30 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Rome, on the Capitol Hill
  • Also known as: “Basilica Sanctae Mariae de ara coeli” and “Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capitoline Hill and Palazzo Nuovo.

Square
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Piazza del Campidoglio is a public square on the top of the ancient , between the and the Campus Martius in , . The square includes three main buildings, the Palazzo Senatorio also known as the Comune di Roma Capitale, and…

Public building
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is a public building.

Square
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is a central hub of , , in which several thoroughfares intersect, including the Via dei Fori Imperiali and the . It takes its name from the , built by the Venetian Cardinal, Pietro Barbo alongside the , the patron saint of Venice. is situated 250 metres north of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Locality
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The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

Santa Maria in Aracoeli

Latitude
41.89397° or 41° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
12.48316° or 12° 28′ 59″ east
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Height
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFVM+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25640152
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8015149
Wiki­data ID
Q318660
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Santa Maria in Aracoeli” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սանտա Մարիա ին Արաչելի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Santa-Mariya-in-Araçeli”
  • Belarusian: “Санта-Марыя-ін-Арачэлі”
  • Bosnian: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Bosnian: “Santa Maria u Aracoeli”
  • Bulgarian: “Санта Мария ин Арачели”
  • Catalan: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Chinese: “天坛圣母堂”
  • Chinese: “天壇聖母堂”
  • Croatian: “Aracoeli”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika sv. Marije od nebeskog oltara”
  • Czech: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Danish: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Dutch: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانتا ماريا فى اراكويلى”
  • Esperanto: “Basilica Sanctae Mariae de ara coeli”
  • Esperanto: “baziliko sankta Maria de la ĉiela altaro”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko sankta Maria de la ĉiela altaro”
  • Finnish: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • French: “Basilique Sainte-Marie d’Aracœli”
  • French: “basilique Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • French: “Basilique Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • French: “église d’Ara Cœli”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Marie d’Aracœli”
  • Georgian: “სანტა-მარია-ინ-არაჩელი”
  • German: “Basilica Sanctae Mariae de ara coeli”
  • German: “Heilige Maria vom Himmelsaltar”
  • German: “Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • German: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Greek: “Σάντα Μαρία ιν Αρακοέλι”
  • Hebrew: “סנטה מריה אין ארצ’לי”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Italian: “Ara Coeli”
  • Italian: “Araceli”
  • Italian: “Aracoeli”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara coeli”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Italian: “basilica di Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Italian: “Basilica Sanctae Mariae de Ara coeli in Capitolio”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Aracoeli”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Italian: “Santa Maria d’Aracoeli”
  • Italian: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・マリア・イン・アラチェーリ教会”
  • Lithuanian: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Macedonian: “Пресвета Богородица на Небесниот жртвеник”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Пресвета Богородица на Небесниот жртвеник”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Norwegian: “Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Persian: “سنتا ماریا در آراکوئلی”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Matki Bożej Ołtarza Niebiańskiego”
  • Portuguese: “Aracoeli”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de Santa Maria em Aracoeli”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Romanian: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Russian: “Санта Мария ин Арачели”
  • Russian: “Санта-Мария-Арачели”
  • Russian: “Санта-Мария-ин-Арачели”
  • Serbian: “Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Serbian: “Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Serbian: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Serbian: “Базилика Свете Марије на небеском жртвенику”
  • Serbian: “Света Марија ин Аракоели”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika Panny Márie na oltári nebies”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika svätej Márie na oltári nebies”
  • Slovak: “Santa Maria d’Aracoeli”
  • Slovak: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika S. Maria d’Aracoeli, Rim”
  • Slovenian: “bazilika Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Slovenian: “Santa Maria d’Aracoeli”
  • Slovenian: “Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Slovenian: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Spanish: “Basilica de Santa Maria en Aracoeli”
  • Spanish: “Basilica de Santa María en Aracoeli”
  • Spanish: “basílica de Santa María en Aracoeli”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Santa María en Aracoeli”
  • Spanish: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Swedish: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Tagalog: “Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Tamil: “வானக பீட புனித மரியா கோவில்”
  • Turkish: “basilica di Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Turkish: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli Bazilikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта Марія ін Арачелі”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта-Марія-ін-Арачелі”

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