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{{Quote|I have a feeling there's more to this building than meets the eye, so I'd suggest paying close attention to this one.|Shaun Hastings, on the Santa Maria in Ara Coeli.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Database: Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli}}
{{Quote|I have a feeling there's more to this building than meets the eye so I'd suggest paying close attention to this one.|[[Shaun Hastings]] on the Santa Maria Aracoeli|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
{{Landmarks Infobox
[[File:Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_8.png|thumb|250px|Inside the Santa Maria Aracoeli.]]
|image = Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli.png
The '''Basilica di Santa Maria in Aracoeli''' (English: '''Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar of Heaven''') was the church of the city council of [[Rome]], one dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
|description = An important Roman basilica
|location = [[Centro District]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
|dateconstructed = 13th century CE
|functions = Church
}}
The '''Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli''' (English: ''Basilica of Saint Mary on the Altar of Heaven'') is a [[Franciscans|Franciscan]] [[church]]<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Santa Maria in Ara Coeli}}</ref> in [[Rome]] dedicated to [[Mary, mother of Jesus]].
 
==History==
==History==
===Construction===
===Construction===
The church was constructed during the 13<sup>th</sup> Century, was supposedly built on top of the Temple of [[Juno]].
The church was constructed during the 13th century, when it was supposedly built on top of the {{Wiki|Temple of Juno Moneta}}.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli]]</ref>
 
===Renaissance===
===Renaissance===
The Temple was also home to a [[Lairs of Romulus|Lair of Romulus]], which [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] discovered during his tenure in Rome during the [[Renaissance]].
By the [[Renaissance]], the Temple was home to a [[Lair of Romulus]], which the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] discovered during his time in Rome in the early 1500s.<ref name="Thrown to the Wolves">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Thrown to the Wolves]]</ref> During this same period, Ezio funded the [[renovation]] of the church as one of the many buildings and monuments throughout the city that provided income for the Assassins.<ref name="ACB">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''</ref>
Later, sometime after the [[Liberation of Rome|liberation of Rome]] from the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] oppression, Ezio travelled to the church and made his way through it into the [[Colosseum Vault|vault]] below.
 
===Search for the Apple===
Later, sometime after the [[liberation of Rome]] from [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] oppression, Ezio traveled to the church and made his way through it into the [[Colosseum Vault|Vault]] below, where he stored his [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="A Seed">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[A Seed]]</ref>
[[File:Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_v.png|thumb|right|200px|right|The [[Modern Times|modern day]] [[Assassins]] inside the church.]]
 
[[Desmond Miles]] gained access to the basilica during [[Modern times|2012]] after entering through the underground passageway and hidden entrances from the [[Colosseum]]. There, he solved a puzzle, pulling a lever that lifted a [[Vault pedestal|strange device]], which later opened a secret entrance to the vault beneath the church.
===Modern times===
==Database entry==
In 2012, [[Desmond Miles]] gained access to the basilica after entering through the underground passageway and hidden entrances from the [[Colosseum]]. There, he solved a puzzle, pulling a lever which raised a [[Vault pedestal|strange device]]. Upon touching it, Desmond opened a secret entrance to the Vault beneath the church, allowing him and his fellow Assassins to access it.<ref name="ACB MD">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Modern day]]: "A Knife to the Heart"</ref>
''Adjacent to the [[Il Campidoglio|Campidoglio]] square, this Basilica became the centre for religious and civic life in the city during the 14th century. The architect claimed climbing the daunting 124-step staircase leading to the main entrance on one's knees would absolve a Catholic of all sins. "Lord knows, I'd rather have murder on my knees than on my hands".''


''Some historians postulate the Basilica was built atop the ruins of Juno's temple. I have a feeling there's more to this building than meets the eye so I'd suggest paying close attention to this one.''
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*According to legend, Emperor [[Caligula|Augustus]] was foretold of the arrival of [[Jesus Christ]] in the Temple of Juno atop the Capitol, and commissioned a "heavenly altar" (ara coeli) to be built inside. The Christian church is then said to be built directly upon this eponymous altar.
*According to legend, Emperor [[Augustus]] was foretold of [[Jesus of Nazareth]]'s birth in the Temple of Juno atop the Capitol, and commissioned a "heavenly altar" (''ara coeli'') to be built inside. The [[Christianity|Christian]] church was then said to be built directly upon this eponymous altar.<ref name="Wiki"/>
*When playing as Ezio, the church can be viewed from the outside only, but when inside the church during modern times (as Desmond) the interior is a lot bigger than it appears on the outside.
*While playing as Ezio, the church could be viewed from the outside only, but when inside the church during modern times, as Desmond, the interior was larger than it appeared on the outside.
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="250" position="center" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordersize="medium">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_1.png
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_1.png
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_4.png
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_4.png
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_5.png
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_5.png
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_6.png
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_6.png
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_7.png|The entrance to the vault underneath the basilica.
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_8.png
Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli.png|Basilica di Santa Maria in Aracoeli.
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_v.png|The modern-day Assassins inside the church
Santa_Maria_Aracoeli_7.png|The Temple of Juno under the church
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Source==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
[[Category:Rome]]
 
[[Category:Landmarks]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Churches]]
[[Category:Churches]]
[[Category:Landmarks in Rome]]

Latest revision as of 04:44, 4 May 2026

"I have a feeling there's more to this building than meets the eye, so I'd suggest paying close attention to this one."
―Shaun Hastings, on the Santa Maria in Ara Coeli.[src]-[m]

The Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (English: Basilica of Saint Mary on the Altar of Heaven) is a Franciscan church[1] in Rome dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus.

History[edit | edit source]

Construction[edit | edit source]

The church was constructed during the 13th century, when it was supposedly built on top of the Temple of Juno Moneta.[2]

Renaissance[edit | edit source]

By the Renaissance, the Temple was home to a Lair of Romulus, which the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore discovered during his time in Rome in the early 1500s.[3] During this same period, Ezio funded the renovation of the church as one of the many buildings and monuments throughout the city that provided income for the Assassins.[4]

Later, sometime after the liberation of Rome from Borgia oppression, Ezio traveled to the church and made his way through it into the Vault below, where he stored his Apple of Eden.[5]

Modern times[edit | edit source]

In 2012, Desmond Miles gained access to the basilica after entering through the underground passageway and hidden entrances from the Colosseum. There, he solved a puzzle, pulling a lever which raised a strange device. Upon touching it, Desmond opened a secret entrance to the Vault beneath the church, allowing him and his fellow Assassins to access it.[6]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • According to legend, Emperor Augustus was foretold of Jesus of Nazareth's birth in the Temple of Juno atop the Capitol, and commissioned a "heavenly altar" (ara coeli) to be built inside. The Christian church was then said to be built directly upon this eponymous altar.[1]
  • While playing as Ezio, the church could be viewed from the outside only, but when inside the church during modern times, as Desmond, the interior was larger than it appeared on the outside.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • The modern-day Assassins inside the church
    The modern-day Assassins inside the church
  • The Temple of Juno under the church
    The Temple of Juno under the church

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santa Maria in Ara Coeli on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Database: Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Thrown to the Wolves
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – A Seed
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Modern day: "A Knife to the Heart"
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