on a hilltop as well as its twin spires and dome makes it a prominent San Francisco landmark. Its backdrop was always the sky of San Francisco only until Salesforce Tower was erected to its east in 2018. St. Ignatius Church “resurrects” when the Archbishop designates St. Ignatius a parish; the Jesuit Provincial names Father Charles Gagan, long-time San Francisco native, as the third pastor in the church's history. He immediately began a campaign to replace the roof and fix the dome and cupola; he also commissions new carpeting and flooring for the aisles. Major repairs were also needed in the electrical and heating services. With the costly addition of staff for the social outreach, educational, and sacramental programs, fund-raising does not satisfy the need for an endowment to maintain the church and repairs. The congregation has converted 4 of the alcoves within the church to an art gallery, called the Manresa Gallery. This space has featured a number of Bay Area artists coming from a variety of religious and non religious backgrounds. See also List of Jesuit sites References External links Saint Ignatius Church website Landmarks in San Francisco Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco Roman Catholic churches in California University of San Francisco Jesuit churches in the United States Roman Catholic churches in San Francisco Buildings and structures destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake