Valeriani, who painted scenes from the life of the Virgin. The cupola frescoes were painted by G.P. Pozzi. The pipe organ was built by the Italian firm, Tamburini. It is a large, three manual instrument with 5 divisions (pedal, choir, great, swell, and antiphonal). The swell and choir are enclosed. The pipes are split into three separate locations within the church. Two ornamented facades flank the transept walls (Swell and Great on the left and Choir and Pedal on the right) and a small antiphonal division is located above the liturgical west entrance. Legacy The Church of the Gesù was the model of numerous churches of the Society of Jesus throughout the world, starting from the Church of St. Michael in Munich (1583–1597), the Corpus Christi Church in Niasviž (1587–1593), the Saints Peter and Paul Church, Krakow (1597–1619), the Cathedral of Córdoba (Argentina) (1582–1787) as well as the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Buenos Aires (1710–1722), the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Tbilisi (1870–1877), and the Church of the Gesù in Philadelphia (1879–1888). Various parishes also share the name of the Church of the Gesù in Rome. Cardinal-deacons In 1965, the Church of the Gesù was made a titular church, to be held by a cardinal-deacon. Michele Pellegrino, cardinal-priest pro illa vice (1967–1986) Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1988–2021; elevated to cardinal-priest pro illa vice in 1999) Gianfranco Ghirlanda (2022–present) Gallery See also Church of the Gesu (Frascati) History of early modern period domes List of Jesuit sites References Footnotes Citations Bibliography Further reading . External links Chiesa del Gesù (Rome) – Ordine dei Gesuiti website Jesuit International College Churches of Rome: Gesu IHS Christogram on facade Depiction og Ignatius of Loyola on facade 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Baroque architecture in Rome Baroque painting Churches of Rome (rione Pigna) Gesu Mannerist architecture in Italy Renaissance architecture in Rome Roman Catholic churches completed in 1580 Gesu