Evangelization and Charity in the XVI century The 16th century was an age of adventure and exploration—also for faith. In this journey through missionary Rome, we follow the footsteps of key figures of evangelization and Catholic renewal: Matteo Ricci, trained at the Collegio Romano, who brought the Gospel to China with cultural intelligence and a scientific mindset; and St John Leonardi, who recognized the need for solid priestly formation for the missions and presented his proposals to Pope Paul V. We visit landmark sites such as the Palazzo dell’Apollinare, the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare, and we go inside the Palazzo of Propaganda Fide (today the Dicastery for Evangelization), founded in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV and closely linked to the Urban College, promoted by Juan Bautista Vives and later remodeled by the brilliant architect Borromini. Rome’s saints were also saints of charity: we step into the world of hospitals and care for the sick with St Camillus de Lellis, the San Giacomo hospital, and Santo Spirito in Sassia, one of the oldest hospital complexes in Rome—and in the world. We end at the Church of Sant’Ignazio, where the body of St Aloysius Gonzaga rests, and discover the breathtaking Baroque art of Andrea Pozzo and his famous perspective illusions.