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enting the Trinity, is the largest solid piece of lapis lazuli in the world. On either side are sculptures of Fede che
vince l'Idolatria (Faith Defeats Idolatry) and Religione che flagella l'Eresia (Religion Lashing Heresy).
The Spanish saint lived in the church from 1544 until his death in 1556. His private rooms , with a masterful
trompe l'œil by Andrea del Pozzo, are just to the right of the main church.
DON'T MISS…
» The Trionfo del Nome di Gesù fresco
» Cappella di Sant'Ignazio
PRACTICALITIES
» MAP
» www.chiesadelgesu.org
» Piazza del Gesù
» rooms admission free
» 7am-12.30pm & 4-7.45pm, St Ignatius rooms 4-6pm Mon-Sat, 10am-noon Sun
» Largo di Torre Argentina
Jewish Ghetto
Centred on lively Via Portico d'Ottavia, the Jewish Ghetto is a wonderfully atmospheric
area studded with artisans' studios, vintage clothes shops, kosher bakeries and popular
trattorias.
Rome's Jewish community dates back to the 2nd century BC, making it one of the old-
est in Europe. At one point there were as many as 13 synagogues in the city but Titus's
defeat of Jewish rebels in Jerusalem in AD 70 changed the status of Rome's Jews from
citizen to slave. Confinement to the Ghetto came in 1555 when Pope Paul IV ushered in a
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