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title: Ceiling of the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rome
author: Clay Banks
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13137/ceiling-of-the-church-of-st-ignatius-of-loyola-rom/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ceiling of the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rome

_Authored by Clay Banks_

## Image File

[![Ceiling of the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13137.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13137.jpg)

## Image Caption

The ceiling of the Church of St. [Ignatius of Loyola](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ignatius_of_Loyola/), [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). It is an example of Baroque [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/), constructed between 1626 and 1650 CE. The frescoes adorning the roof depict the works of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556 CE) and the Society of [Jesus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jesus_Christ/) which Ignatius founded. (Courtesy of Unsplash)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Banks, C. (2020, November 19). Ceiling of the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rome. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13137/ceiling-of-the-church-of-st-ignatius-of-loyola-rom/>
### Chicago
Banks, Clay. "Ceiling of the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rome." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 19, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13137/ceiling-of-the-church-of-st-ignatius-of-loyola-rom/>.
### MLA
Banks, Clay. "Ceiling of the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rome." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Nov 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13137/ceiling-of-the-church-of-st-ignatius-of-loyola-rom/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://unsplash.com/photos/mgLX9vQhxc8) by **Clay Banks**. Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 19 November 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.