[Rome] Chiesa Santa Maria in Aracoeli
The shrine is known for housing relics belonging to 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
The statue itself was adorned with valuable ex-votos. It was customarily stored at night in a secured cabinet, but on 1 February 1994 at approximately 4:00 PM, two thieves masqueraded as workers on a scaffold erected in the monastery for renovations.
- The church also contains the marble tomb of Cecchino Bracci, pupil of artist Michelangelo who had dedicated a number of poems in his name. The tomb’s design (not the carving) is by Michelangelo.
- A part of the last mission of the game Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood takes place in this basilica, which the Assassins discover has been built on top of an ancient Isu temple.