Gesu (Mother church in Rome of the Jesuit order

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• Gesù — ▪ church, Rome, Italy  mother church in Rome of the Jesuit order, designed by Giacomo da Vignola (Vignola, Giacomo da) in 1568. The facade, which was the work of Giacomo della Porta, was added in 1575.       The Gesù a single aisle, Latin cross… …   Universalium

• Jesuit order —    A mendicant religious order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 when he gathered a group of fellow students of theology from the University of Paris. Ordained in Venice in 1537, after a year of pilgrimage in Spain, Ignatius and his… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

• Church of the Gesu — Gesu redirects here. For other uses, see Gesu (disambiguation). Church of the Holy Name of Jesus redirects here. For other uses, see Church of the Holy Name of Jesus (disambiguation). For other uses, see Church of the Gesu (disambiguation).… …   Wikipedia

• Rome — /rohm/, n. 1. Harold (Jacob), born 1908, U.S. lyricist and composer. 2. Italian, Roma. a city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the… …   Universalium

• Rome — • The significance of Rome lies primarily in the fact that it is the city of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rome     Rome     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pierre Le Gros the Younger — Pierre Le Gros (Paris, 12 April 1666 Rome, 3 May 1719) was a French sculptor, active almost exclusively in Baroque Rome. Nowadays, his name is commonly written Legros, while he himself always signed as Le Gros; he is frequently referred to either …   Wikipedia

• Il Gesù, Rome — (1568 1584)    Il Gesù was the first Counter Reformation church ever built. Financed by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, it was to function as the mother church of the Jesuit Order. Its architect, Giacomo da Vignola, used Leon Battista Alberti s Sant …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

• Society of Jesus — Jesuit redirects here. For the American hardcore punk band, see Jesuit (band). For the personal philosophy encompassing the moral teachings of Jesus, see Jesuism. Society of Jesus Abbreviation SJ, Jesuits Motto …   Wikipedia

• Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …   Universalium

• Sant'Ignazio — Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius Chiesa di Sant Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (Italian) S. Ignatii de Loyola in Campo Martio (Latin) Façade of Sant Ignazio …   Wikipedia

• Igreja de São Roque (Lisbon) — The Igreja de São Roque (Church of Saint Roch) in Lisbon was the earliest Jesuit church in the Portuguese world, and one of the first Jesuit churches anywhere. It served as the Society’s home church in Portugal for over 200 years, before the… …   Wikipedia