Roman College
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The Roman College was a school established by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1551, just 11 years after he founded the Society of Jesus. It quickly grew to include classes from elementary school through uni
The façade of the Roman College
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A fresco in the Roman College.
The ceiling fresco of Sant'Ignazio Church.
Aloysius Gonzaga
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Aloysius de Gonzaga, SJ was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious ep
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…by the Jesuits. It was built in 1562 and decorated in 1571 with a fresco by Federico Zuccari in the apse. Saints Stanislaus Kostka, Robert Bellarmine, Aloysius Gonzaga, and John Berchmans worshipped here. But by 1620 this proved too small for a student population that exceeded 2000. After the canonization of St…
Aloysius de Gonzaga as a little boy
Painting of Aloysius Gonzaga in Marmoutier Abbey, Alsace, France
The head of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga at San Luigi Gonzaga in Castiglione delle Stiviere
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga in Glory by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, incomplete provenance