▁of ▁icon . ▁ ▁The ▁Madonna ▁D ella ▁Str ada ▁is ▁the ▁patron ess ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus . ▁Its ▁founder , ▁Ign ati us ▁of ▁Lo y ola , ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁inter cess ion ▁of ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁during ▁battle ▁in ▁his ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁soldier . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁name ▁goes ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁shr ine ▁established ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁century ▁by ▁the ▁Ast al li ▁family , ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Madonna ▁degli ▁Ast al li , ▁at ▁a ▁cross ro ads ▁along ▁the ▁cer emon ial ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁pop es . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 3 th - 1 4 th ▁century ▁fres co ▁( a ▁wall ▁painting ▁done ▁on ▁d amp ▁pl aster ) ▁was ▁originally ▁painted ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁Way ▁in ▁Rome , ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁ ▁the ▁ ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁( J es uits ), ▁given ▁to ▁Saint ▁Ign ati us ▁by ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁III ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 0 . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 6 8 , ▁Card inal ▁Aless andro ▁F arn ese ▁ere cted ▁the ▁Ges ù ▁Church ▁of ▁Rome , ▁the ▁mother ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uits , ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁church ▁of ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁della ▁Str ada . ▁The ▁fres co ▁was ▁moved ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 5 ▁to ▁a ▁side ▁chap el ▁where ▁Jes uits ▁pron ounced ▁their ▁v ows . ▁S