https://cgmr.carleton.edu/files/original/45c5f0e500edb855337eebdec4da16ab.JPG ee617ed7eea1f7eb4db406dcb30ee962 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Luca Savelli Tomb Subject The topic of the resource Franciscans Description An account of the resource This tomb is the oldest layman's tomb in Rome. The only medieval element remaining is the statue of Mary inlaid into the marble, by Arnolfo di Cambio Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonathan Coyne (2020) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/2/2019 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by creator. https://cgmr.carleton.edu/files/original/dd53c3b63e7e296d68b3ce4920fa5cd6.JPG 6e2206e6ce1f82e59aad5654943bd3dd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Opa Sectile Subject The topic of the resource Franciscans Description An account of the resource This is an example of some opus sectile work in near the high altar. One can still find some hoof-prints from the time the French used the church as a stable dug into the flooring! Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonathan Coyne (2020) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/2/2019 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by creator. https://cgmr.carleton.edu/files/original/3d681d03555dfca21914885314973b86.JPG d95a73be2c914d2c8361dc38657f4fcc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Santa Maria in Aracoeli at the Capitoline Subject The topic of the resource Franciscans Description An account of the resource Check out the facade of the medieval church against the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, which was constructed in the late 19th century and destroyed much of the Capitoline's religious complex. The juxtaposition is striking. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonathan Coyne (2020) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/2/2019 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by creator. https://cgmr.carleton.edu/files/original/08fe48186e882455095d1fc84e361a92.JPG 16c3f1c4452e3afe7f9954ce980da928 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Altar at Aracoeli— The Holy Icon is Housed Subject The topic of the resource Franciscans Description An account of the resource The Icon of the Virgin Mary, in its many forms, serves an incredibly important role in medieval civic religion. Here we can see an early icon's continued religious significance on full display. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonathan Coyne (2020) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/2/2019 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource RIghts held by creator. https://cgmr.carleton.edu/files/original/ec575ca2057e327961522512d08eb43d.JPG c634d82d509383257db00f894a3509b8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tomb of Cardinal Matteo D’Acquasparta Subject The topic of the resource Franciscans Description An account of the resource The tomb of D'Acquasparta is a great example of what remains of late medieval tomb work, though some scholars have claimed it is a lowering in quality as compared to the previous pieces by the same workshop Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joanthan Coyne (2020) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/1/2019 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by creator. Place A location with a street address or larger region. Examples include building, statue, piazza, fountain, port, neighborhood, paintings, sculptures, frescoes, floors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonathan Coyne (2020) Edited by Julia Tassava (2026) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context santamaria_2019 Title A name given to the resource Santa Maria in Aracoeli Description An account of the resource Santa Maria in Aracoeli, or “Saint Mary in the Altar of the Sky,” is an incredibly important church that remains a major cultural, civic, and religious monument to this day. Situated on the Campidoglio, the governmental center of 13th and 14th century Rome during the late middle ages, the church served as the center of the city’s civic religion, with its notable owners, the Franciscans, having increased power. Its founding is traditionally attributed to Saint Helena, the emperor Constantine's mother. Her relics can be found at the church today, another piece of evidence for the site’s imperial and religious significance. The story goes that the site was considered especially important because it was where Emperor Augustus first saw his vision of the Virgin Mary in her “Altar of the Sky.” By the 9th century, we know that the church was occupied by Benedictine monks; in 1248, Pope Innocent IV dismissed the Benedictines from the property and replaced them with the Franciscans, moving them from their unhealthy and far-off quarters in Trastevere to the heart of the city. The present structure of the church was built in the years following this relocation, as Franciscans had a lot of funding coming in from their ventures abroad. One important part of the site to check out is the steps, made from spoliated marble and dedicated to the icon of the Virgin Mary, which rests at the altar. Built in the middle of the 14th century under the rule of Cola di Rienzo, the icon was believed to have protected the city from a plague. This icon was so important that Cola di Rienzo was said to have submitted himself to it at his coronation at the Campidoglio. It’s important to note that the possession of this icon put the Franciscans in a very powerful position in the religious landscape of medieval Rome. Also be sure to check out the facade, which is simple, in the Franciscan style. Be sure to check out the two remaining rose windows as well. To the left of the altar, one can see where the relics of Saint Helena are housed. Beneath is the altar of the original Benedictine church, which is still visible through a panel of glass. Right nearby is the tomb of Cardinal Matteo d’Acquasparta, a very well preserved piece of late medieval tomb work. To the right of the altar is the old Savelli family chapel, called the chapel of St Francis. There you can see the tomb of Luca Savelli, the oldest known layman's tomb in Rome. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bolgia, Claudia. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1248 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1200s Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Scala dell'Arce Capitolina, 12, 00186 Roma RM Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1200s Franciscans