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It was Bernini himsetf who confessed to his son: "I fee! some
special pleasure in this one work" The project for the church of the Jesuit novitiate
financed by the Pamphilj and begun in 1658 is, in fact, one of the most representative examples of Roman Ba
roque.
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Outside the facade of the building is semicircular a nd characterised by the projecting entrance which meets it. Inside, the scenic placing of the high
altar s emphasised by monumental columns in marble. The light that penetrates from the
little dome alludes to the divine presence through the lilumination of
the large caisson vaulting.
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After the martyrdom, depicted as a
spectacular event in the altar-piece of the high altar, the apostle, too, poised on the pediment has reached the beatitude of heaven populated by pale figures in stucco in a rare
balance that comes with the completion of the chapels entrusted to the faithful Matthia De' Rossi.
The plan of the church is oval; around it there are five altars and four passing rooms. On the altars there are some important paintings by baroque artists, inciuding Giovan Battista
Gaulli and Gi acinto Brandi.
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