{"id":1064,"date":"2021-05-19T11:40:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anconatourism.it\/chiesa-del-gesu\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:41:37","slug":"chiesa-del-gesu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anconatourism.it\/en\/art-and-culture\/churches\/chiesa-del-gesu\/","title":{"rendered":"CHURCH OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS"},"content":{"rendered":"
[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/anconatourism.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chiesa-del-gesu.jpg” attachment=”fixed” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” video_color_mask=”#000000″ video_opacity=”0.4″ adaptive_height=”true” full_height=”true” skip_arrow=”true” el_class=”initial-section” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#ffffff” size=”100″ force_font_size=”true” size_tablet=”50″ size_phone=”30″ line_height=”90″ font_weight=”600″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”center” el_class=”title-hero-page”]CHURCH OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” divider_width=”custom_width” custom_width=”180″ thin_single_color=”#0087ac” thickness=”5″ margin_top=”0″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736499603067{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The Chiesa del Santissimo nome di Ges\u00f9 (Church of Holy Name of Jesus) is one of the most interesting historic buildings in Ancona. Located opposite the Palazzo degli Anziani, in Piazza Stracca, the church was commissioned in 1605 by Count Nappi.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the middle of the 18th century, Pope Clement XII put Luigi Vanvitelli in charge of modernizing the city. Among the landmarks built or redesigned by the famed architect, such as the Mole Vanvitelliana<\/a> and the Clementine Arch<\/a>, the Chiesa del Ges\u00f9 was renovated in 1743.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row animation=”left-to-right”][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_gmaps link=”#E-8_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”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1641734260438{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Built with white Istrian stone and brick, the facade and its convex portico represent the arch of the inlet of the port. The high portico, which covers the main gate and the staircase, is supported by two Doric columns and double corner pillars.<\/span><\/p>\n

The church is shaped like a Latin cross, covered by a barrel vault with lunettes, with side chapels. In the main altar there is\u00a0 the painting \u201cCircumcision\u201d by Orazio Gentileschi. One of the side chapels contains a canvas painted in 1700 by Sebastiano Conca, the \u201cDeparture of St. Francis Xavier for the Indies\u201d.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text margin_bottom=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1775734894597{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Opening hours:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Winter schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

The church is closed during the winter period.<\/p>\n

Summer hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Friday 3 April to 23 October<\/p>\n

– Tuesday to Thursday: 4:00 PM \u2013 7:00 PM
\n– Friday: 3:00 PM \u2013 7:00 PM
\n– Saturday and Sunday: 4:00 PM \u2013 6:30 PM
\n– Monday: closed[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner el_class=”lo-visito-perche”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1622794898530{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Reasons to visit:<\/span><\/h2>\n