Summary Description Sant’Ivo Alla Sapienza (Italian: Chiesa di Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza) is a Roman Catholic Church in Rome built in 1642-1660 by architect Francesco Borromini. It is considered the most innovative of architect Francesco Borromini’s churches. The church starts as a chapel of the University of Rome palace. Borromini was forces to adapt his design to the already existing palace.1 The church took more than 20 years to build, spanning the reign of three highly influential popes from noble