Discovering the Churches of Bormio: Church of St. Ignatius

English below

Guided tour of the Church of St. Ignatius, led by the “Volontari per la cultura.”

Church of St. Ignazio

The church is one of the most notable works in the old village of Bormio, especially because of the beauty of its interior decorations.

The Baroque-style church has two side altars, but it is the main altar that draws attention: it features two splendid paintings by Giambattista Muttoni, a pupil of the great Jesuit painter Andrea Pozzo, depicting the Death of St. Ignatius and the Presentation of the Rules of the Society of Jesus to His Holiness the Pope. Muttoni is also the author of the frescoes in the imposing dome, created using the trompe l’oeil pictorial technique and depicting the Descent of the Holy Spirit and some scenes from the life of the Jesuits. The lower section, on the other hand, was painted by Giacomo Lecchi and Eugenio Ricci. Finally, it should be noted that beneath the church’s presbytery, although closed to the public, there are the tombs of the Fathers and Brothers of the Jesuit College, which are still highly evocative.

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• Free activity
• Duration: about 40 minutes

English version

Guided tour of the Church of St. Ignatius led by the “Volontari per la cultura.”

Church of St. Ignazio

The church is one of the most remarkable works in the historic village of Bormio, especially because of the beauty of its interior decorations.

The Baroque-style church has two side altars, but it is the main altar that draws attention: it features two splendid paintings by Giambattista Muttoni, a pupil of the great Jesuit painter Andrea Pozzo, depicting the Death of St. Ignatius and the Presentation of the Rules of the Society of Jesus to His Holiness the Pope. Muttoni is also the author of the frescoes in the imposing dome, created using the trompe l’oeil pictorial technique and depicting the Descent of the Holy Spirit and some scenes from the life of the Jesuits. The lower section, on the other hand, was painted by Giacomo Lecchi and Eugenio Ricci. Finally, it should be noted that beneath the church’s presbytery—although closed to the public, it is still highly evocative—there are the tombs of the Fathers and Brothers of the Jesuit College.

Details

• Free activity
• Duration: approximately 40 minutes