Chiesa del Gesù, Baroque church in Caltagirone, Italy.

Chiesa del Gesù is a baroque church in Caltagirone with a symmetrical stone facade, decorative columns, and classical architectural features. The building contains a well-organized interior space with religious artworks and ornamental elements throughout.

Construction began in 1571 on the initiative of the Jesuit college; the Messinese architect Andrea Calamech directed the works in 1574, with Antonuzzo Gagini active between 1589 and 1592. The church was opened for worship in 1593, as a marble inscription records. The 1693 Val di Noto earthquake spared the lower order of the building; after restoration it was consecrated on 21 December 1733 by Matteo Trigona, bishop of Syracuse.

Locals call it simply "chiesa del Gesù", though its official title refers to the Circumcision. After the Jesuits were expelled in 1767, Teresian nuns took over the complex and promoted devotion to Saint Teresa of Ávila. The wooden cantoria above the main entrance, with its two side tribunes and pulpit, dates from 1623.

The facade faces south-west, with the apse to the north-east and the rebuilt bell tower at the north end of the left side; the entrance is on via degli Studi, in the historic centre. The lower order of the facade is the oldest part, spared by the 1693 earthquake. Look up in the counter-facade for the wooden cantoria of 1623 above the main door.

The facade holds eight statues of Jesuit saints set in niches between paired pilasters; the cartouche beside the portal names Saint Francis Xavier, and the others likely follow the Jesuit series of the Casa Professa in Palermo. On the counter-facade, a wooden choir gallery with two side tribunes and a pulpit was built in 1623.