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Sant'Ignazio di Loyola, Vigevano

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The Church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola is a religious building in Vigevano, in province of Pavia and Diocese of Vigevano.

Description and history

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Built in 1694 at the behest of the canon Cantone Giovanni Maria Ferrara, the church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola has modest dimensions. In the church there is a St. Mary venerated by St. Ignatius and other well-made paintings. On the upper floor of the church there is a library, which also contained the entire collection of books of the bishop of Vigevano Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz; The books were subsequently taken to the Vigevano seminary and the majority were requested and transferred to the provincial seminary of Pavia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola". 20 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-20.