Chiesa del Gesù - Rome, Italy
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N 41° 53.757 E 012° 28.793
33T E 290943 N 4641294
The Church of the Gesù is the mother church of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order also known as the Jesuits.
Waymark Code: WMNZW6
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
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The Church of the Gesù (Italian: Chiesa del Gesù; Italian pronunciation: ['kj??za del d?e'zu]) is the mother church of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order also known as the Jesuits. Officially named Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina (English: Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus at the "Argentina"), its facade is "the first truly baroque façade", introducing the baroque style into architecture. The church served as model for innumerable Jesuit churches all over the world, especially in the Americas. The Church of the Gesù is located in the Piazza del Gesù in Rome.
First conceived in 1551 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits Society of Jesus, and active during the Protestant Reformation and the subsequent Catholic Reformation, the Gesù was also the home of the Superior General of the Society of Jesus until the suppression of the order in 1773.
Source: Wikipedia
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Diocese: Roma
Address/Location:
Piazza del Gesù
Rome, Lazio Italy
00186
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Date of organization: Not listed
Date of building construction: Not listed
Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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