The Church of the Gesù is in Piazza del Gesù in . It is the of the (Jesuits), a Catholic religious order. Its facade is "the first truly façade", introducing the baroque style into architecture. The church served as a model for innumerable Jesuit churches all over the world, especially in the Americas. First conceived in 1551 by Saint , the founder of the Jesuits Society of Jesus, and active during the Protestant and the subsequent Catholic Counter-Reformation, the Gesù was also the home of the Superior General of the Society of Jesus until the suppression of the order in 1773. The church having been subsequently regained by the Jesuits; the adjacent palazzo is now a residence for Jesuit scholars from around the world studying at the Gregorian University in preparation for ordination to the priesthood. The most striking feature of the interior decoration is the ceiling , the grandiose Triumph of the Name of Jesus. The first chapel to the right of the nave is the Cappella di Sant ‘Andrea, so named because the church previously on the site, which had to be demolished to make way for the Jesuit church, was dedicated to St. Andrew. The second chapel to the right is the Cappella della Passione, with lunette frescoes depicting scenes of the Passion: Jesus in Gethsemane, Kiss of Judas, and six canvases on the pilasters: Christ at the column Christ before the guards, Christ before Herod, Ecce Homo, Exit to Calvary, and Crucifixion. The third chapel to the right is the Cappella degli Angeli, which has a ceiling fresco of the Coronation of the Virgin and the altarpiece of Angels worshiping the Trinity by . The larger Saint Chapel, is in the right transept. The silver reliquary conserves part of the saint's right arm (by which he baptized 300,000 people), his other remains are interred in the Jesuit church in Goa. The last chapel on the far end of the nave, to the right of the high , is the chapel of the Sacro Cuore (holy heart of Jesus). The first chapel to the left, originally dedicated to the apostles, is now the Cappella di San Francesco Borgia. The second chapel on the left is dedicated to the Nativity and called Cappella della Sacra Famiglia. Four allegorical statues represent Temperance, Prudence on right; and Fortitude and Justice. The third chapel to the left is the Cappella della Santissima Trinità. The reliquary on the altar holds the right arm of the polish Jesuit St. , martyred in 1657 and canonized by Pius XI in 1938. The imposing and luxurious St. Ignatius Chapel with the saint's tomb is located on the left side of the transept and is the church's masterpiece. The altar by Pozzo shows the Trinity on top of a globe. The lapis lazuli, representing the Earth, was thought to be the largest piece in the world but is actually mortar decorated with lapis lazuli. The four lapis lazuli-veneered columns enclose the colossal statue of the saint by Pierre Legros. The latter is a copy, probably by Adamo Tadolini working in the studio of . Pius VI had the original silver statue melted down, ostensibly to pay the war reparations to , as established by the Treaty of Tolentino, 1797. Originally the project was designed by , then by Cortona; but ultimately Pozzo won a public contest to design the altar. A canvas of the Saint receives the monogram with the name of Jesus from the celestial resurrected Christ attributed to Pozzo. The urn of St. Ignatius is a bronze urn by Algardi that holds the body of the saint. The St. Ignatius Chapel also hosts the restored macchina barocca or conversion machine of . During daytime the statue of St. Ignatius is hidden behind a large painting, but every day at 17.30 loud religious music is played and the painting slides away in the floor, revealing the statue, with large spotlights switched on to show the piece.