| Santo Bambino di Aracœli Holy Child of Aracœli | |
|---|---|
 The image enshrined within the Basilica. | |
| Location | Capitoline Hill |
| Date | 15th century |
| Witness | Franciscan friar Prince Alessandro Torlonia |
| Type | Olive wood |
| Approval | Pope Leo XIII Pope John Paul II |
| Shrine | Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli |
The Santo Bambino of Aracœli ("Holy Child of Aracœli"), sometimes known as the Bambino Gesù di Aracœli ("Child Jesus of Aracœli") is a 15th-century Roman Catholic devotional replicated wooden image enshrined in the titular Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, depicting the Child Jesus[1] swaddled in golden fabric, wearing a crown, and adorned with various gemstones and jewels donated by devotees.
On 18 January 1894, Pope Leo XIII authorised its public devotion and granted a canonical coronation on 2 May 1897.[2] It was again blessed by Pope John Paul II on 8 January 1984. The image was purportedly stolen on 1 February 1994, then now replaced with a modern copy.
- ^ "The Miraculous Bambino Gesu". Italian Slow Walks. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ Marina Carta; Laura Russo (1988). S. Maria in Aracoeli. Istituto nazionale di studi romani. pp. 215–219.