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5 days ago · Professed house in Malá Strana, Prague. Church of the Gesù, Brussels. This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus. In each country, sites are listed in chronological order of start of Jesuit association.
1 day ago · The Jesuit, in a fine cassock, surplice, and stole, was attended by thirty gentlemen and as many servants, all in their best clothes. Five of them bore on cushions valuable articles, including a portrait of Our Lady and a pair of velvet slippers, these not gifts for the prince, but solemn offerings to Xavier, to impress the onlookers ...
3 days ago · Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (French: [pjɛʁ tɛjaʁ də ʃaʁdɛ̃] ⓘ; 1 May 1881 – 10 April 1955) was a French Jesuit, Catholic priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian, philosopher, and teacher. He was Darwinian and progressive in outlook and the author of several influential theological and philosophical books.
6 days ago · The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius Loyola and his companions. The mission of the Jesuits is a mission of justice and reconciliation, working so that women and men can be reconciled with God, with themselves, with each other and with God’s creation.
Sep 19, 2024 · Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish theologian, one of the most influential figures in the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation in the 16th century, and founder of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus). His feast day is observed on July 31. Learn about his life, spiritual awakening, writings, and legacy.
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- St. Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish priest and theologian who founded the Jesuit order in 1534 and was one of the most influential figures in the...
- Ignatius was born Iñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola, the youngest son of a noble and wealthy family. He became a page in the service of a powerful relat...
- After his spiritual awakening, St. Ignatius of Loyola chose to pursue a formal education despite being in his thirties. Over the course of 11 years...
2 days ago · In the midst of the devastation, eight Jesuit missionaries who were in their rectory survived. By Kathy Schiffer – Aug 6, 2020 Seventy-five years ago — on Aug. 6, 1945 — a B-29 Superfortress named the Enola Gay struck out across the Pacific and dropped a uranium-235 atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
Sep 6, 2024 · A History of the Society of Jesus. Published by Institute of Jesuit Sources. The great picture that Bangert was able to trace of the historical events linked to the Society of Jesus is the result of a successful encounter between profound erudition and narrative qualities.
