- The Jesuits - Jesuits. org
We are the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded half a millennium ago by the soldier-turned-mystic Ignatius Loyola But most people call us “the Jesuits ” In the vision of our founder, we seek to “find God in all things ” We dedicate ourselves to the “greater glory of God” and the good of all humanity
- Jesuits - Wikipedia
The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: S J or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ˈdʒɛʒuɪts, ˈdʒɛzju - JEZH-oo-its, JEZ-ew-; [2] Latin: Iesuitae), [3] is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome
- Jesuit | Catholic, Order, Beliefs, Meaning, Facts | Britannica
A Jesuit is a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of religious men founded by St Ignatius of Loyola and noted for its educational, missionary, and charitable works Regarded by many as the principal agent of the Counter-Reformation, the Jesuits were later a leading force in modernizing the church
- The Jesuits | The Society of Jesus
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 The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius Loyola and his companions
- The Jesuits - American Jesuits International
There are about 16,000 Jesuit priests, brothers, scholastics and novices worldwide, making them the largest male religious order in the Catholic Church Jesuits serve their Church and their communities as pastors, teachers, and chaplains, but also doctors, lawyers, artists, and more
- Jesuits - Division of Mission Ministry - Boston College
Gradually, they came to the decision to form a new kind of religious order They were ordained Catholic priests and, in 1540, they received the approval of the Pope and called themselves "The Society of Jesus " Later, critics derisively called them "Jesuits" and this is the name that has stuck
- List of saints of the Society of Jesus - Wikipedia
The venerated members of the Society of Jesus (also known as the Jesuits) are listed here in order of date of death The list includes Jesuit saints from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas Since the founder of the Jesuits, St Ignatius of Loyola, was canonised in 1622, there have been 52 other Jesuits canonized [1] and many more beatified or whose cause of canonization is still pending
- Everything You Need to Know About Jesuit History in the US
In The Jesuits in the United States: A Concise History, published by Georgetown University Press, Collins traces the roots of his religious order and how Jesuits shaped — and were shaped by — Catholicism in the U S and the broader American society
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