| The church's construction began
at the end of the 16th century according to the wish of Francesco
Saverio Borgia and Donna Olimpia Aldobrandini. The building however
was ended under the direction of a Jesuit priest, the architect
Padre Gregorio Castrichini, then it was rearranged by the Cardinal
Duke of York, who consecrated it to the Redeemer and to San Gregorio
Magno.
The façade in travertine stone, decorated with statues,
reminds of the roman Churches “del Gesù”
and of S. Susanna; the interior consists of a nave, a transept
and side chapels. The pictorial decorations of the vault and
of the chapels are example of the baroque illusionism of the
17th century. It was built by the Jesuit Andrea Pozzo, who was
helped by his pupil Antonio Colli.
At the left of the apse there is the little chapel ‘Refugium
Peccatorum' built by the Jesuit Antonio Baldinucci in
1716, with the miraculous icon of the Madonna and two frescos
representing scenes of Jesus' life painted by the Polish
artist Taddeo Kuntze.
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