This church houses the outrageously theatrical sculpture called the Ecstacy of Saint Theresa in the Cornaro Chapel by Gianlorenzo Bernini, a genius artist. The statue is like a stage which depicts a moment described by Saint Teresa of Avila in her autobiography, where she had the vivid vision of an angel piercing her heart with a golden shaft, causing her both immense joy and pain. Meanwhile members of the Cornaro family look on from the sides.