page_title: Santo Bambino of Aracoeli
section_title: Pontifical recognitions
hierarchical_section_title: Santo Bambino of Aracoeli / Pontifical recognitions
caption_attribution_description: Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, interno
context_page_description: The Santo Bambino of Aracoeli, sometimes known as the Bambino Gesù di Aracoeli is a 15th-century Roman Catholic devotional replicated wooden image enshrined in the titular Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, depicting the Child Jesus 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. It was again blessed by Pope John Paul II on 8 January 1984. The image was purportedly stolen on 1 February 1994, then replaced with a copy.
context_section_description: On 18 January 1894, Pope Leo XIII authorised the devotion to the image, along with a rescript and prayer dedicated to the infancy of Jesus. The papal document was witnessed by Cardinal Ignatius Persico. On 2 May 1897, the Pontiff issued a canonical coronation towards the image through the Vatican Chapter.
  The image was also mentioned in a 1969 letter to the College of Cardinals given by Pope Paul VI for the 1969 World Day of Peace on New Year's Day.
  On 8 January 1984, Pope John Paul II issued a homily blessing the title and its image at the Pope Paul VI Audience Hall on the solemn occasion of Jubilee year for children.
caption: The high altar of Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.
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