Church of the Gesu

The Church of the Gesù, or better Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, is a church in the Roman Catholic Church, motherchurch of the Society of Jesus and home to the famous painting of Madonna Della Strada, venerated by millions of Roman Catholics.

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Church - Roman Catholic Church - Motherchurch - Society of Jesus - Madonna Della Strada - Roman Catholic

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Planned in 1551 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits and active during the Protestant Reformation and the subsequent Catholic Reformation. It is also the home the Father General of the Society of Jesus. The Church of the Gesù is located in the Piazza del Gesù in Rome.

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1551 - Saint - Ignatius of Loyola - Society of Jesus - Protestant Reformation - Catholic Reformation - Father General - Rome

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Construction of the Church of the Gesù began in 1568 and was considered to be a major turning point in Renaissance history — it was built according to the new requirements formulated during the Council of Trent: there is a single nave, so that the attention is focused on the altar. Alessandro Cardinal Farnese, nephew of Pope Paul III, funded the endeavor with Michelangelo offering to design the church for free. Pope Paul III authorized the founding of the Society of Jesus.

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1568 - Renaissance - History - Council of Trent - Alessandro Cardinal Farnese - Nephew - Pope Paul III - Michelangelo

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The Church of the Gesù was the model of various chapels of the Society of Jesus throughout the world, such as the Church of the Gesù at the Ateneo de Manila University in Manila. Various parishes also share the name of the Church of the Gesù.

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Chapel - Church of the Gesù - Ateneo de Manila University - Manila

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