Church of the Society of Jesus

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Baroque church Jesuit church Roman Catholic church tourist attraction

The Church of the Society of Jesus, commonly known as La Compañía, is a Baroque Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador, renowned for its lavish gold-leaf interior and intricate façade.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Church of the Society of Jesus canonical	2
Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque church ⓘ Jesuit church ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
affiliation	Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Andean Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ Baroque ⓘ Spanish Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ
city	Quito NERFINISHED ⓘ
cityHeritageContext	one of the most important churches in colonial Quito ⓘ
commonName	La Compañía NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd	1765 ⓘ
constructionPeriod	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
constructionStart	1605 ⓘ
country	Ecuador ⓘ
countryCapitalContext	Quito is the capital of Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
function	place of worship ⓘ tourist site ⓘ
hasFacadeFeature	sculpted saints ⓘ twisted columns ⓘ
hasFacadeStyle	Baroque façade ⓘ
hasInteriorFeature	Mudejar-style ceiling ⓘ main gilded altar ⓘ painted dome ⓘ side chapels richly decorated ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "City of Quito" ⓘ
knownFor	Moorish-inspired ceiling ⓘ Solomonic columns ⓘ elaborate woodcarvings ⓘ extensive interior decoration ⓘ intricate façade ⓘ lavish gold-leaf interior ⓘ ornate altars ⓘ use of gold leaf ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Latin Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Historic Center of Quito NERFINISHED ⓘ Quito NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	García Moreno Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	gold leaf ⓘ stone ⓘ wood ⓘ
nativeName	Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Plaza de la Independencia NERFINISHED ⓘ Quito Metropolitan Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Pichincha Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousOrder	Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext	Historic Center of Quito was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Historic Center of Quito → hasPart → Church of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

Hotel Plaza Grande → nearbyAttraction → Church of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

Calle García Moreno → locatedNear → Church of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús