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Church of the Gesù

The Church of the Gesù, officially named Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù, is a church located at in the rione of , Italy. It is the mother church of the Society of Jesus.
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  • Opening hours:
    October—June: Monday—Friday 7:30 AM—12:30 PM and 4:30 PM—7:30 PM; Saturday 7:30 AM—12:30 PM and 4:30 PM—8:00 PM; Sunday 8:30 AM—1:30 PM and 4:30 PM—8:00 PM
    July—September: Monday—Friday 7:30 AM—noon and 5:00 PM—7:30 PM; Saturday 7:30 AM—noon and 5:00 PM—8:00 PM; Sunday 8:30 AM—noon and 5:00 PM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Rome, Italy, and precursor of the Baroque style
  • Also known as: “Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all’Argentina” and “Church of the Gesu”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palazzo Venezia and Piazza Venezia.

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The or Palazzo Barbo, formerly Palazzo di San Marco, is a large early Renaissance palace in central , , situated to the north of the . is situated 110 metres east of Church of the Gesù.

Square
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is a central hub of , , in which several thoroughfares intersect, including the Via dei Fori Imperiali and the . It takes its name from the , built by the Venetian Cardinal, Pietro Barbo alongside the , the patron saint of Venice. is situated 220 metres east of Church of the Gesù.

Church
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is a minor basilica church and one of the major churches of the Dominican order in , Italy. The church's name derives from the fact that the first Christian church structure on the site was built directly over the ruins or foundations of a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, which had been erroneously ascribed to the Greco-Roman goddess Minerva. is situated 260 metres northwest of Church of the Gesù.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Old Rome.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of . While the oldest section of Rome is at the , and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

Locality
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The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

Church of the Gesù

Latitude
41.89592° or 41° 53′ 45″ north
Longitude
12.47981° or 12° 28′ 47″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Inception
1568
Open location code
8FHJVFWH+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25610962
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
8015148
Wiki­data ID
Q719794
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Church of the Gesù” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ջեզու եկեղեցի”
  • Basque: “Gesù eliza”
  • Basque: “Gesù”
  • Belarusian: “Іль Джэзу”
  • Belarusian: “Іль-Джэзу”
  • Breton: “Chiesa del Gesù”
  • Catalan: “església del Gesù”
  • Catalan: “Església del Gesù”
  • Chinese: “耶稣堂”
  • Chinese: “耶稣教堂”
  • Chinese: “耶穌堂”
  • Chinese: “耶穌教堂”
  • Corsican: “Chjesa di u Gesù (Roma)”
  • Corsican: “Chjesa di u Gesù”
  • Czech: “Il Gesù”
  • Danish: “Il Gesù”
  • Dutch: “Chiesa del Gesu”
  • Dutch: “Chiesa del Gesù”
  • Dutch: “Gesu”
  • Dutch: “Gesù”
  • Dutch: “Il Gesu”
  • Dutch: “Il Gesù”
  • Esperanto: “preĝejo de la Jesuo”
  • Estonian: “Rooma Il Gesù kirik”
  • French: “chiesa del Gesù”
  • French: “Église du Gesù de Rome”
  • French: “église du Gesù”
  • French: “église du Saint Nom de Jésus”
  • French: “Gesù”
  • Galician: “Igrexa do Gesù”
  • German: “Il Gesu”
  • German: “Il Gesù”
  • German: “Santissimo Nome di Gesù all’Argentina”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία του Ιησού”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית ג’זו”
  • Hungarian: “Il Gesù”
  • Indonesian: “Chiesa del Gesù”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Gesu”
  • Italian: “chiesa del Gesù”
  • Italian: “Chiesa del Gesù”
  • Italian: “Chiesa del Sacro Nome di Gesù”
  • Italian: “Chiesa del Santissimo Gesù”
  • Italian: “chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù”
  • Italian: “Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù”
  • Italian: “chiesa del SS. Nome di Gesù all’Argentina”
  • Italian: “Il Gesu”
  • Italian: “Il Gesù”
  • Japanese: “ジェズ教会”
  • Lithuanian: “Romos Švč. Jėzaus Vardo bažnyčia”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Џезу”
  • Maltese: “Knisja ta‘ Ġesù”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Il Gesù”
  • Norwegian: “Il Gesù”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جزو”
  • Persian: “کلیسای ژزو”
  • Polish: “Il Gesù”
  • Polish: “Kościół del Gesù w Rzymie”
  • Polish: “Kościół Il Gesù w Rzymie”
  • Polish: “Kościół Il Gesù”
  • Polish: “Kościół Najświętszego Imienia Jezus w Rzymie”
  • Portuguese: “Chiesa del gesù”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Gesú”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Gesù”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Jesus”
  • Portuguese: “Il Gesú”
  • Portuguese: “Il gesù”
  • Romanian: “Il Gesu”
  • Romanian: “Il Gesù”
  • Russian: “Иль Джезу”
  • Russian: “Иль-Джезу”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva Il Gesu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva Il Gesù”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Il Gesu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Il Gesù”
  • Slovak: “Chiesa del Gesù”
  • Slovak: “Kostol del Gesù”
  • Slovak: “Kostol Ježiša”
  • Slovak: “Kostol najsvätejšieho mena Ježišovho pri Largo di Torre Argentina”
  • Slovenian: “Il Gesù”
  • Spanish: “Chiesa del Gesu”
  • Spanish: “Chiesa del Gesú”
  • Spanish: “Chiesa del Gesù”
  • Spanish: “Gesu”
  • Spanish: “Gesù”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de El Jesus”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de El Jesús”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de los Jesuítas”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Gesu”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Gesú”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Gesù”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Jesus de Roma”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Jesús de Roma”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Jesus”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Jesús”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Santísimo Nombre de Jesús”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia del Santo Nombre de Jesús”
  • Spanish: “Il Gesu”
  • Spanish: “Il Gesú”
  • Spanish: “Il Gesù”
  • Swedish: “Il Gesu”
  • Swedish: “Il Gesù”
  • Swedish: “Il Jesú”
  • Swedish: “Santissimo Nome di Gesù all’Argentina”
  • Swedish: “Santissimo Nome di Gesù”
  • Tagalog: “Simbahan ng Gesù”
  • Tamil: “இயேசு கோவில்”
  • Thai: “Church of the Gesu”
  • Thai: “โบสถ์เจซู”
  • Thai: “วัดเจซู”
  • Thai: “วัดเยซู”
  • Turkish: “Chiesa del Gesù”
  • Turkish: “Chiesa del Sacro Nome di Gesù”
  • Turkish: “chiesa del SS. Nome di Gesù all’Argentina”
  • Turkish: “Gesu Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Gesù Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Il Gesu”
  • Turkish: “Il Gesù”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Іль Джезу”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Іль-Джезу”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого імені Ісуса”
  • Urdu: “یسوع کا گرجا گھر”
  • Western Frisian: “Il Gesù”

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