Trip to Rome : Chiesa del Gesù (Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù)

“Chiesa del Gesù“ is the mother church of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order also known as Jesuits. It was first conceived in 1551 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola - the founder of the Jesuit order. Groundbreaking - 1568 Completed - 1580 Architects: Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and Giacomo della Porta Music: D. Zipoli - Sonata d’Intavolatura in mi minore per Ograno e Cimbalo - played by Fabrizio Defraia. Domenico Zipoli (October 17, 1688 - January 2, 1726) Around 1715 he was made the organis