CHAPEL OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS



 

Reredos dedicated to the saints of the Society of Jesus, directors of the English seminary until 1767, represented by their first 5 saints possibly. Dated in the last third of the seventeenth century during construction of the chapel.

  • Top: The Virgin and Child Jesus between Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

  • Bottom Middle: Saint Francis Borgia - third Superior General of the Jesuits (canonised in 1671). Canvas. School of Madrid.

  • Bottom Left: Saint Ignatius of Loyola (canonised 1622). Wood - gilded. Alonso de Rozas.

  • Bottom Right: Saint Francis Xavier (canonised 1622). Wood - gilded. Alonso de Rozas.


Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (canonised in 1671). Canvas. Painted on wood. Last third of the seventeenth century.


Saint Stanislaus Kostka (canonised in 1727). Canvas. Painted on wood. Last third of the seventeenth century.