Church of the Gesù

The Church of the Gesù, known also as the Saint Mary of Jesus or the Casa Professa, is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church established under the patronage of the Jesuit order, and located at Piazza Casa Professa 21 in , region of , .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Palermo
  • Also known as: “Casa Professa (Palermo)”, “Chiesa del Gesu”, “Chiesa del Gesù (Casa Professa)”, “Chiesa del Gesù di Casa Professa”, “Chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù”, “Church of Saint Mary of Gesù”, “Church of the Gesù, Palermo”, “Église du Gesù”, and “Santa Maria di Gesù”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio and Church of San Cataldo.

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The is a church located… is situated 220 metres north of Church of the Gesù.

Library
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albergaria, Palermo and Kalsa.

Neighborhood
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or Mandamento Tribunali is a historical quarter of the city of in .

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Monte di Pietà, also called Seralcadi, Seralcadio…

Church of the Gesù

Latitude
38.11295° or 38° 6′ 47″ north
Longitude
13.36155° or 13° 21′ 42″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FCM4976+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 332578307
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
10344723
Wiki­data ID
Q654981
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tagalog—“Church of the Gesù” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “耶稣堂 (巴勒莫)”
  • Chinese: “耶稣堂”
  • Czech: “kostel Ježíše Krista”
  • Dutch: “Church of the Gesu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه جيسو”
  • French: “église du Gesù de Palerme”
  • French: “Église du Gesù de Palerme”
  • German: “Chiesa del Gesù”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Yesus, Palermo”
  • Italian: “Casa Professa”
  • Italian: “chiesa del Gesù”
  • Italian: “Chiesa del Gesù”
  • Polish: “Casa Professa”
  • Sicilian: “Chiesa di Gesù”
  • Slovenian: “Jezusova cerkev, Palermo”
  • Spanish: “Casa Professa”
  • Swedish: “Il Gesù, Palermo”
  • Tagalog: “Simbahan ng Gesù, Palermo”

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