Jesuit shield, Antwerp church of San Charles Borromeo

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Jesuit shield on facade of Baroque facade of the Church of St Charles Borromeo, formerly known as the Jesuit Church, Antwerp. 1615-1625, by Peter Huyssens (1577-1637) and Francois d'Aiguillon (1566-1617), with Sir Peter Paul Rubens 1577-1640 Antwerp, Belgium. The Jesuit order has its shield at the centre of the façade, attracting even more attention by the contrast of the golden letters on black background. According to the original Greek reading they mean the first three letters of the name Jesus (IΗΣΟΣ), according to the Western Europe Latin version they represent the initials of the commitment to Jesus the savior of all mankind: Jesus Hominum Salvator. No one less than P. P. Rubens was asked to make the sketch. He drew attention to the coat of arms by surrounding it with triumphant playful gliding angels

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Size: 2894px × 4341px
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Photo credit: © Angelo Hornak / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aiguillon, antwerp, baroque, belgium, borromeo, charles, church, facade, flanders., francois, huyssens, jesuit, paul, peter, rubens, saint, san, shield, sir, st