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The Church of the Gesù (Italian: Chiesa del Gesù, pronounced[ˈkjeːzadeldʒeˈzu]), known also as the Saint Mary of Jesus (Santa Maria di Gesù) 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 Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy.
The Jesuits arrived in Palermo in 1549, and by the late 16th century began building a church adjacent to their professed house (casa professa) based on a design by the Jesuit architect Giovanni Tristano. The original design called for a single nave with large transepts and several side chapels, but the building was refurbished in starting in the early 17th century, to a more grandiose layout typical of Jesuit architecture. Natale Masuccio removed the chapels' dividing walls to add two side naves to the central one. The dome was completed in 1686.
The interior also received new decorations, starting in 1658 but continuing well into the next century. This baroque decor included marble bas-reliefs on the tribuna depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds (1710–14) and Adoration of the Magi (1719–21), by Gioacchino Vitagliano, after designs attributed to Giacomo Serpotta - both reliefs survive. A fresco of the Adoration of the Magi was also added to the walls of the second side-chapel to the right by Antonino Grano in the 1720s. The church also contains a relief of the Glory of St Luke by Ignazio Marabitti. Much of the interior stucco decoration was completed by Procopio Serpotta, son of Giacomo.
In 1892, cavaliere Salvatore Di Pietro, philanthropist, former rector of the Casa Professa, prefect of studies at the seminary, and member of the Theological College, of the Academy of Sciences, letters and arts and of the Accademia di storia patria, convinced in 1888 the minister of public education, Paolo Boselli, to decree the church a national monument.
In 1943, during the Second World War, a bomb collapsed the church's dome, destroying most of the surrounding walls and most of the wall paintings in the chancel and transepts. These frescoes were replaced during two years' restoration work, after which the church reopened on 24 February 2009 with a solemn mass presided over by Paolo Romeo, archbishop of Palermo, and attended by several Jesuits and civil and military officials.
Architectureedit
The facade is divided into two sections by a cornice. In the lower part there are three portals, above are niches with statues of St Ignatius of Loyola, a Madonna with Child and Francis Xavier. The upper section is divided by pilasters and framed on both sides with corbels and statues of saints. The facade is surmounted by a curved-segmented gable and the Jesuit emblem. Masucci originally planned belfries, but these were not completed, and the current 18th-century campanile was built on the adjacent Palazzo Marchesi. Behind the church, the Jesuit chapter houses the collection of rare books of the Biblioteca comunale di Palermo.
The layout is in the shape of a Latin cross. The nave is 72.10 m long, 42.65 m wide and 70 m high and is decorated with polychrome marbles, stucco and frescoes. In particular, the marble reliefs with their figural and ornamental motifs on the pillars and the marble mosaics are unique. The rebuilt structure has a double dome and stained glass windows.
Ceiling of nave, interior of dome with stained glasse, ceiling of chancel/apse, daylight through clerestory windows
Ceiling frescoes seen straight upwards.
Lateral chapel
Confessional number 5
Pulpit
Marble carving, detail
Bibliographyedit
(in Italian) G. Filiti S.J., La Chiesa della Casa Professa della Compagnia di Gesù in Palermo, Bondì Palermo, 1906.
(in Italian) D. Garstang, Giacomo Serpotta and the Stuccatori of Palermo, 1560-1790, A.Zwemmer Ltd. London 1984.
(in Italian) S. Barcellona, Gli scultori del Cassaro, Ingrana, Palermo 1971, riedito in Scritti d’arte: studi e interventi sulla cultura artistica in Sicilia, edited by G. Bongiovanni, Brotto, Palermo 1992.
(in Italian) S. Piazza, I marmi mischi delle chiese di Palermo, Sellerio, Palermo 1992, (in part. pp. 37–44).
(in Italian) Maria Carla Ruggieri Tricoli, Costruire Gerusalemme. Il complesso gesuitico della Casa Professa di Palermo dalla storia al museo, Ed. Lybra, Milano 2001.
(in Italian) Luca Mansueto, I pilastri absidali della Chiesa del Gesù di Casa Professa in Palermo, in Karta, anno I (2006), num.4, pp. 10–11.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian March 2011 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Italian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 068 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Chiesa del Gesu Palermo see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated it Chiesa del Gesu Palermo to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Church of the Gesu Italian Chiesa del Gesu pronounced ˈkjeːza del dʒeˈzu known also as the Saint Mary of Jesus Santa Maria di Gesu 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 Palermo region of Sicily Italy Church of the JesusChiesa del Gesu in Italian Facade of the ChurchReligionAffiliationRoman CatholicProvinceArchdiocese of PalermoRiteRoman RiteLocationLocationPalermo ItalyGeographic coordinates38 06 46 53 N 13 21 41 98 E 38 1129250 N 13 3616611 E 38 1129250 13 3616611ArchitectureStyleSicilian BaroqueGroundbreaking1590Completed1636 The church s dome and a transept seen from the cloisters Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 Decorations selected 4 Gallery 5 Bibliography 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Interior of the church The Jesuits arrived in Palermo in 1549 and by the late 16th century began building a church adjacent to their professed house casa professa based on a design by the Jesuit architect Giovanni Tristano The original design called for a single nave with large transepts and several side chapels but the building was refurbished in starting in the early 17th century to a more grandiose layout typical of Jesuit architecture Natale Masuccio removed the chapels dividing walls to add two side naves to the central one The dome was completed in 1686 The interior also received new decorations starting in 1658 but continuing well into the next century This baroque decor included marble bas reliefs on the tribuna depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds 1710 14 and Adoration of the Magi 1719 21 by Gioacchino Vitagliano after designs attributed to Giacomo Serpotta both reliefs survive A fresco of the Adoration of the Magi was also added to the walls of the second side chapel to the right by Antonino Grano in the 1720s The church also contains a relief of the Glory of St Luke by Ignazio Marabitti Much of the interior stucco decoration was completed by Procopio Serpotta son of Giacomo In 1892 cavaliere Salvatore Di Pietro philanthropist former rector of the Casa Professa prefect of studies at the seminary and member of the Theological College of the Academy of Sciences letters and arts and of the Accademia di storia patria convinced in 1888 the minister of public education Paolo Boselli to decree the church a national monument In 1943 during the Second World War a bomb collapsed the church s dome destroying most of the surrounding walls and most of the wall paintings in the chancel and transepts These frescoes were replaced during two years restoration work after which the church reopened on 24 February 2009 with a solemn mass presided over by Paolo Romeo archbishop of Palermo and attended by several Jesuits and civil and military officials Architecture editThe facade is divided into two sections by a cornice In the lower part there are three portals above are niches with statues of St Ignatius of Loyola a Madonna with Child and Francis Xavier The upper section is divided by pilasters and framed on both sides with corbels and statues of saints The facade is surmounted by a curved segmented gable and the Jesuit emblem Masucci originally planned belfries but these were not completed and the current 18th century campanile was built on the adjacent Palazzo Marchesi Behind the church the Jesuit chapter houses the collection of rare books of the Biblioteca comunale di Palermo The layout is in the shape of a Latin cross The nave is 72 10 m long 42 65 m wide and 70 m high and is decorated with polychrome marbles stucco and frescoes In particular the marble reliefs with their figural and ornamental motifs on the pillars and the marble mosaics are unique The rebuilt structure has a double dome and stained glass windows Decorations selected editDecorations by Pietro Novelli Vito D Anna fresco depicting scenes from the life of Saint Rosalia Gallery edit nbsp Stained glass and frescoes above main entrance nbsp Main entrance surrounded by marble carvings nbsp Ceiling of nave interior of dome with stained glasse ceiling of chancel apse daylight through clerestory windows nbsp Ceiling frescoes seen straight upwards nbsp Lateral chapel nbsp Confessional number 5 nbsp Pulpit nbsp Marble carving detailBibliography edit in Italian G Filiti S J La Chiesa della Casa Professa della Compagnia di Gesu in Palermo Bondi Palermo 1906 in Italian D Garstang Giacomo Serpotta and the Stuccatori of Palermo 1560 1790 A Zwemmer Ltd London 1984 in Italian S Barcellona Gli scultori del Cassaro Ingrana Palermo 1971 riedito in Scritti d arte studi e interventi sulla cultura artistica in Sicilia edited by G Bongiovanni Brotto Palermo 1992 in Italian S Piazza I marmi mischi delle chiese di Palermo Sellerio Palermo 1992 in part pp 37 44 in Italian Maria Carla Ruggieri Tricoli Costruire Gerusalemme Il complesso gesuitico della Casa Professa di Palermo dalla storia al museo Ed Lybra Milano 2001 in Italian Luca Mansueto I pilastri absidali della Chiesa del Gesu di Casa Professa in Palermo in Karta anno I 2006 num 4 pp 10 11 External links edithttps archive today 20130202035621 http www siciliantimes com search label Casa 20Professa https web archive org web 20061221075327 http www palermoweb com cittadelsole monumenti chiesa casa professa htm http www palermoviva it chiesa del gesu casa professa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of the Gesu Palermo amp oldid 1108886959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
