To
be found to the west of the Piazza Venezia this church has its own little
piazza in the Via degli Astalli. The facade is Baroque style, more austere than
the neighbouring churches.
It
is the mother church of the Jesuits (the Society of Jesus), a movement founded
by St Ignatuis Loyola, a Spanish soldier, now buried beneath the great altar.
After forming the headquarters of Rome in the 15th century, this
church became the model of other Jesuit churches throughout the world. Jesuit
scholars reside in the Gregorian University in the adjacent piazza in
preparation for ordination to the priesthood.
The
ceiling is adorned by Baciccia’s Glory of the Mystical Lamb.
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| Painting at the Gesu |
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| The Gesu facade |
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| Steps to the Gesu |
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| The Gesu Cupola |
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| The Gesu ceiling fresco |
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| High altar of the Gesu |
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| Painting of the Gesu |
