Sant' Andrea al Quirinale

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Church of Sant' Andrea del Quirinale, Rome
Sant' Andrea del Quirinale
The Jesuit church of Sant' Andrea al Quirinale was commissioned by Cardinal Camillo Pamphilj (1622-66) and designed by the indefatigably creative Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). 

In the field of architecture, Sant' Andrea del Quirinale, which was built between 1658 and 1670, is Bernini's masterpiece. The maestro adopted an elliptical ground-plan, placing the entrance, rather surprisingly, on the long axis.
Interior, church of Sant' Andrea del Quirinale, Rome
Interior
The interior decoration is a riot of gilt, coloured marbles and stucco work. 
High altar, church of Sant' Andrea del Quirinale, Rome
High Altar
On the wall above the high altar  is a painting of the Martyrdom of St Andrew (1688) by Guillaume Courtois (1628-79), a French artist known in Italy as Il Borgognone. The gilded Glory, above the altar, is by Antonio Raggi (1624-86), who also created the stucco statue of St Andrew Ascending to Heaven. Arms outstretched, the cloud-borne saint gazes heavenwards, inviting the viewer to follow suit. ​
St Andrew by Raggi, church of Sant' Andrea del Quirinale, Rome
St Andrew by Raggi
St Andrew's occupation as a fisherman is recalled in the stucco decoration above the larger windows of the church.  
Dome, church of Sant' Andrea al Quirinale, Rome
Dome
The beautiful dome, which dominates the interior space of the church, is coffered in gilded stucco. Ten rays in the form of palm fronds lead up to the lantern. The oculus is adorned with putti, a few of which have escaped into the lantern itself. At the very top of the lantern are some more putti encircling the Dove of the Holy Spirit.
Lantern, church of Sant' Andrea del Quirinale, Rome
Base of the Lantern
Embedded into the pavement are three splendid memorials in opus sectile. They were created in honour of Cardinal Pietro Sforza Pallavicino, Cardinal Giulio Spinola and Cardinal Camillo Melzi.
St Stanislaus Kostka by Pierre Legros the Younger, Sant' Andrea al Quirinale, Rome
St Stanislaus Kostka (1702-3) by Pierre Legros the Younger
In the adjacent monastery are the rooms of St Stanislaus Kostka (1550-68), a Polish novice who entered the Jesuit seminary on his seventeenth birthday, only to die less than a year later. Kostka was beatified by Pope Paul V (r. 1605-21) on October 8th 1605. A century later the French sculptor Pierre Legros the Younger (1666-1719) was commissioned to create the sculpture of the novice lying on his deathbed. 

Legros died in Rome on May 3rd 1719 and was buried in San Luigi dei Francesi. 

​Stanisłaus Kostka was canonised by Pope Benedict XIII (r. 1724-30) on December 31st 1726. His remains lie in the chapel that is dedicated to him in Sant' Andrea al Quirinale.