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Church Of The Gesù (other)
The Church of the Gesù is the mother church of the Society of Jesus in Rome. Church of the Gesù or Gesu Church may also refer to: * Chiesa del Gesù, Alcamo in the province of Trapani, Italy * Church of the Gesù, Ferrara in the province of Ferrara, Italy * Church of the Gesù, Frascati in the province of Rome, Italy * Church of the Gesù, Mirandola in the province of Modena, Italy * Church of the Gesù, Palermo in Italy * Church of the Gesù, Nice in France * Church of the Gesú (Philadelphia) in Pennsylvania, United States * Church of the Gesù (Philippines) of Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City * Church of the Gesù (Montreal) in Canada * Gesu Church (Miami, Florida), Miami's oldest Catholic parish * Gesu Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), a church located on Marquette University's campus * Gesù Nuovo in Naples, Italy * I Gesuiti, Venice in Italy See also * Gesu (other) * Jesuit Church (other) * List of Jesuit sites This list inclu ...
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Church Of The Gesù
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Chiesa Del Gesù, Alcamo
The Chiesa del Gesù ("Church of Jesus", also called church of the College of Jesuits) is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. It is the second largest church in Alcamo, after the basilica di Santa Maria Assunta. History The church's construction began in 1684, thanks to the savings made by the Jesuits who built it on a piece of land given by the Town Council; in exchange for it, they undertook to make several building improvements at their own expenses, in particular: * The addition of six steps to Porta Stella, through which people entered the walled town; * The fixing of the water piping which took the water of the spring outside the town walls to the fountain used as a drinking trough; they had to move it from piazza Ciullo and place it in the new site next to the main tower of the ditch (corresponding to the present via Mazzini). In this manner they diverted the way that animals crossed to water: it was necessary to do tha ...
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