Sant’Ignazio Church in Rome
This church is dedicated to St. Ignatius of Loyola, who is the founder of the Jesuit Order. My uncle, who has been to Rome several times because he was one of the adults who would do this trip for Purdue University, gave me some insights to which places I should visit and he strongly recommends this one. It has a beautiful ceiling artwork; it is known for having this illusion perspective, where the ceiling is flat, but from one place in the church the ceiling is painted from that point of view and standing in that spot makes the ceiling looked dome shaped. Anywhere else in the church the ceiling looks odd and out of perspective. He also told me a story of St. Ignatius and how during one of celibacy moments he began to think impure thoughts, so to erase those temptations he laid in a bed of roses. After this the roses that grew there have no thorns even to this day, and when these roses are transplanted to any other location they grow back up with thorns. I thought this sounded like a really interesting place to visit, with a neat story.
I also found this website that gave a virtual tour of the church; the interior is amazing full of grand architecture and artwork. Check it out: http://www.360cities.net/image/piazza-sant-ignazio#0.00,0.00,70.0
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