Church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola
In the chapel of the Immaculate Conception and in the apse there are representations of Saint Francisco de Borja.
The Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola is a baroque church, erected according to the project of the Jesuit mathematician Orazio Grassi, based on the plans of Carlo Maderno.
The interior, shaped like a Latin cross, has three adjoining chapels on each side.
The polychromy of the marble, the stucco, the pictorial decoration and the richness of the altars define it as one of the most sumptuous churches in Rome.
The vault of the main nave is decorated with a fresco representing the "Ascent of Saint Ignatius", painted by the Jesuit Andrea Pozzo in 1685. This church is famous for its false dome, since what we see is actually a perspective painting done on a flat ceiling. A 13 meter diameter canvas on which Andrea Pozzo created this effect of visual deception.
The original painting, completed in 1685, was destroyed by fire and faithfully reproduced in 1823.
On both sides of the apse, there are two important works: the monument to Pope Gregory XV, from the 17th century, and the gigantic statue of Saint Ignatius, made in 1728.
To the left of the apse there is a representation of Saint Francis Xavier in India and in the other part another of Saint Francisco de Borja, received into the Company at the hands of its founder.
In the chapel of the Immaculate we find a representation of Saint Francisco de Borja together with Saint Francisco Javier.
