Gesù Small
Gesù or Gesu may refer to: * Church of the Gesù, the mother church of the Society of Jesus **Church of the Gesù (other), other churches with the name * Jesus in the Italian language * Gesù Nuovo, a church and a square in Naples, Italy * Guarneri del Gesù, an Italian luthier from Cremona See also * Gesu School The Diocese of Toledo in America ( la, Dioecesis Toletana in America) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church covering nineteen counties in northwestern Ohio. It is a suffragan see of the metropolitan Arch ...

Church Of The Gesù
The Church of the Gesù ( it, Chiesa del Gesù, ) is the mother church of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), a Catholic religious order. Officially named ' ( en, Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus at the "Argentina"), its facade is "the first truly Baroque architecture, baroque façade", introducing the baroque style into architecture. The church served as a model for innumerable Jesuit churches all over the world, especially in the Americas. Its paintings in the nave, crossing, and side chapels became models for Jesuit churches throughout Italy and Europe, as well as those of other orders. The Church of the Gesù is located in the Piazza del Gesù in Rome. First conceived in 1551 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, Society of Jesus, and active during the Protestant Reformation and the subsequent Counter-Reformation, Catholic Counter-Reformation, the Gesù was also the home of the Superior General of the Society of Jesus until the Suppression of the Jesuits, sup ...
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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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Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader; he is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah (the Christ) prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically. Research into the historical Jesus has yielded some uncertainty on the historical reliability of the Gospels and on how closely the Jesus portrayed in the New Testament reflects the historical Jesus, as the only detailed records of Jesus' life are contained in the Gospels. Jesus was a Galilean Jew who was circumcised, was baptized by John the Baptist, began his own ministry and was often referred to as "rabbi". Jesus debated with fellow ...
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