Santa Maria in Aracoeli

The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar in Heaven is a titular basilica and conventual church of the Franciscan Convent of Aracoeli located on 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: “Ara Coeli”, “Araceli”, “Basilica de Santa Maria en Aracoeli”, “Basilica de Santa María en Aracoeli”, “Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara coeli”, “Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”, “Basilica Sanctae Mariae de ara coeli”, “Basilica Sanctae Mariae de Ara coeli in Capitolio”, “Basilique Sainte-Marie d’Aracœli”, “Bazilika Santa Maria in Aracoeli”, “Bazilika svätej Márie na oltári nebies”, “Chiesa di Aracoeli”, “chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli”, “Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli”, “église d’Ara Cœli”, “Église Sainte-Marie d’Aracœli”, “Santa Maria d’Aracoeli”, “Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”, and “Санта-Мария-Арачели”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Capitoline Hill and Palazzo Nuovo.

Square
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Piazza del Campidoglio is a public square on the top…

Public building
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is a public building.

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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the … is situated 120 metres south 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 …

Locality
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The , which is the centremost of the…

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire.

Santa Maria in Aracoeli

Latitude
41.89397° or 41° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
12.48319° or 12° 28′ 60″ east
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Height
45 metres (148 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FHJVFVM+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25640152
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
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: “baziliko sankta Maria de la ĉiela altaro”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko sankta Maria de la ĉiela altaro”
  • Finnish: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • French: “basilique Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • French: “Basilique Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Georgian: “სანტა-მარია-ინ-არაჩელი”
  • German: “Heilige Maria vom Himmelsaltar”
  • German: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Greek: “Σάντα Μαρία ιν Αρακοέλι”
  • Hebrew: “סנטה מריה אין ארצ’לי”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Italian: “basilica di Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Italian: “Basilica di 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: “Basílica de Santa Maria em Aracoeli”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Romanian: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Russian: “Санта-Мария-ин-Арачели”
  • Serbian: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Serbian: “Базилика Свете Марије на небеском жртвенику”
  • Serbian: “Света Марија ин Аракоели”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika Panny Márie na oltári nebies”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika S. Maria d’Aracoeli, Rim”
  • Slovenian: “bazilika Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Spanish: “basílica de Santa María en Aracoeli”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Santa María en Aracoeli”
  • Swedish: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli”
  • Tagalog: “Santa Maria in Ara Coeli”
  • Tamil: “வானக பீட புனித மரியா கோவில்”
  • Turkish: “Santa Maria in Aracoeli Bazilikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта Марія ін Арачелі”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта-Марія-ін-Арачелі”

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