Sant' Ignazio di Loyola
Rome, which contains one of the biggest religious meccas in the world (Vatican City), also houses over 900 churches, including Sant' Ignazio di Loyola (Churches in Rome, 2003). With such an abundance of churches, what exactly puts a church on the map as an important site to see while in Rome? Is it location? t
he age? the art and architecture? the priest? the religion its followers worship?
For the Sant' Ignazio di Loyola church, it is a combination of several of these elements that make it famous. Today we visited the church in hopes to find out what makes it so important. Where is it located? The chiesa (as said in Italian) is located in the Piazza di Sant' Ignazio only a few blocks away from the infamous Pantheon. How old is it? It was constructed in 1626, over 375 years ago. What about the art and architecture? The church has a picturesque ceiling, as well as many paintings hanging from the walls. The ceilings are e
xtremely high but the vivid colors of the ceiling brilliantly radiate despite the height. Several tall columns can be seen throughout the church as a means of structural support and beauty as well. One of the most scintillating images was that of a chandelier that glimmered in the sunshine coming from a window. Several of the alters, candles, and chalices were 
gold-plated and gave a rich feeling to the church. Having been in several churches in the United States, I have not seen anything quite as luminous and radian
t as the paintings, columns, and statues in this church. Take a look at the pictures I took of the ch
urch, they do not even give true justice to the vibrant intricacies in the artwork within the Sant' Ignazio di Loyola.
To say the least the church is very aesthetically pleasing and I believe that if I attended a Sunday morning mass I would understand and respect even more the Sant' Ignazio di Loyola church.
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Rome, which contains one of the biggest religious meccas in the world (Vatican City), also houses over 900 churches, including Sant' Ignazio di Loyola (Churches in Rome, 2003). With such an abundance of churches, what exactly puts a church on the map as an important site to see while in Rome? Is it location? t
he age? the art and architecture? the priest? the religion its followers worship?
For the Sant' Ignazio di Loyola church, it is a combination of several of these elements that make it famous. Today we visited the church in hopes to find out what makes it so important. Where is it located? The chiesa (as said in Italian) is located in the Piazza di Sant' Ignazio only a few blocks away from the infamous Pantheon. How old is it? It was constructed in 1626, over 375 years ago. What about the art and architecture? The church has a picturesque ceiling, as well as many paintings hanging from the walls. The ceilings are e
xtremely high but the vivid colors of the ceiling brilliantly radiate despite the height. Several tall columns can be seen throughout the church as a means of structural support and beauty as well. One of the most scintillating images was that of a chandelier that glimmered in the sunshine coming from a window. Several of the alters, candles, and chalices were 
gold-plated and gave a rich feeling to the church. Having been in several churches in the United States, I have not seen anything quite as luminous and radian
t as the paintings, columns, and statues in this church. Take a look at the pictures I took of the ch
urch, they do not even give true justice to the vibrant intricacies in the artwork within the Sant' Ignazio di Loyola.To say the least the church is very aesthetically pleasing and I believe that if I attended a Sunday morning mass I would understand and respect even more the Sant' Ignazio di Loyola church.
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