Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Rome
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| Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Campus Martius | |
| Italian: Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola in Campo Marzio Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Ignatii a Loyola in Campo Martio |
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Façade of Sant'Ignazio
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 Sant'Ignazio Church
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| 41°53′56.4″N 12°28′47.2″E / 41.899000°N 12.479778°ECoordinates: 41°53′56.4″N 12°28′47.2″E / 41.899000°N 12.479778°E | |
| Location | Via del Caravita, 8A Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | santignazio |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1722 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church and titular church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Orazio Grassi, S.J. |
| Style |
Mannerist Baroque (façade) |
| Groundbreaking | 1626-08-02 |
| Completed | 1650 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Width | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Nave width | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Other dimensions | Façade direction: N |
| Number of domes | 1 |
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| Diocese | Rome |
 Pozzo's Glorification of Saint Ignatius, Smarthistory
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The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius (Italian: Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola in Campo Marzio, Latin: Ecclesia Santi Ignatii a Loyola in Campo Martio) is a Roman Catholic titular church, of deaconry rank, dedicated to Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, located in Rome, Italy. Built in Baroque style between 1626 and 1650, the church functioned originally as the chapel of the adjacent Roman College, that moved in 1584 to a new larger building and was renamed the Pontifical Gregorian University. The most recent Cardinal of the Titulus S. Ignatii de Loyola in Campo Martio was Cardinal Roberto Tucci, S.J.; he had been its Cardinal Deacon until he became its Cardinal Priest (i.e., opted for the order of cardinal priests, with this church being elevated "pro hac vice" to title).
The Collegio Romano opened very humbly in 1551, with an inscription over the door summing up its simple purpose: "School of Grammar, Humanity, and Christian Doctrine. Free". Plagued by financial problems in the early years, the Collegio Romano had various provisional centres. In 1560, Vittoria della Tolfa,Marchesa della Valle, donated her family isola, an entire city block and its existing buildings, to the Society of Jesus in memory of her late husband the Marchese della Guardia Camillo Orsini, founding the Collegio Romano. She had previously intended to donate it to the Poor Clares for the founding of a monastery. The nuns had already started to build what had been intended to become the Church of Santa Maria della Nunziata, erected on the spot where the Temple of Isis had stood.
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