Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza ("lit." 'Saint Ivo at the Sapienza (University of Rome)') is a Roman Catholic church in Rome. Built in 1642-1660 by the architect Francesco Borromini, the church is a masterpiece of Roman Baroque architecture. The church is at the rear of a courtyard at 40, Corso del Rinascimento; the complex is now used by the State Archives of Rome. In the 14th century, there was a chapel here for the palace of the University of Rome. The University is called "La Sapienza", and the church was dedicated to Saint Ivo (or Yves, patron saint of
San Pellegrino alla Sapienza the school of Simone Martini, a "St Peter and Paul" by Bartolomeo Bulgarini, and a 14th-century ivory tryptich and icon of the "Madonna di Monteguaitano", originally from the church of Maria Santissima del Rosario. Other frescoes in the church were painted by Giuliano Traballesi; canvases were present in 1840 by Lorenzo Feliciati and Jacopo Calvi, with statues by Giuseppe Mazzuoli. Underneath the church was the Oratory of the Beato Andrea Gallerrani, containing paintings by Salimbeni and Casolani. San Pellegrino alla Sapienza San Pellegrino alla Sapienza o della Sapienza is a Gothic style, Roman Catholic church located at the intersection of