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The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: 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.
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola SJ (/ ɪ ɡ ˈ n eɪ ʃ ə s / ig-NAY-shəss;...
- List of Jesuits
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, 28th Superior General of the Society of...
- Jesuits in The United States
Jacques Marquette, pioneer missionary to Native Americans....
- Arturo Sosa
Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal SJ (born 12 November 1948) is...
- Diego Laínez
Diego Laynez, S.J. (sometimes spelled Laínez) (Spanish:...
- Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J. and S.I....
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola
- The Suppression of The Society
- Restoration of The Society
- The Society in The Last 200 Years
- “The World Is Our House”
Jesuits were called the schoolmasters of Europe during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, not only because of their schools but also for their pre-eminence as scholars, scientists and for the thousands of textbooks they composed. During their first two centuries, the Jesuits were involved in a burst of intellectual activity, and were engaged in ove...
Pope Pius VII restored the Society in 1814, forty-one years after the Suppression. Although many of the men had died by then, the memory of their educational work had not, and the new Society was flooded with requests to take over new colleges: in France alone, for instance, 86 schools were offered to the Jesuits.
Since 1814, the Society has experienced growth and has since then surpassed the apostolic breadth of the early Society in its educational, intellectual, pastoral and missionary endeavours. The 16,000-plus Jesuits worldwide come from 112 countries and belong to approximately 80 provinces and regions, but the order has a universal character that tran...
said the early Jesuit Jerome Nadal. He was referring, on one level, to the world outside of churches and monasteries, but also to the multitudes of God’s people and the expanse of human cultures. As Jesuit leaders explained at their General Congregation in 2008,
Learn about the Jesuits, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by Ignatius Loyola. Discover their mission, ministries, spirituality, and collaboration with others.
The superior general of the Society of Jesus is the leader of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic religious order also known as the Jesuits. He is generally addressed as Father General. The position sometimes carries the nickname of the Black Pope, because of his responsibility for the largest male religious order, in contrast with the white ...
No.Superior GeneralTook OfficeLeft Office Deceased31October 14, 2016Incumbent30January 19, 2008October 3, 2016 20 May 202029September 13, 1983January 14, 2008 26 November 201628May 22, 1965September 3, 1983 5 February 1991- 19 April 1541
Learn about the Jesuits, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Find out their mission, values, structure, and history on their official website.
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Andrew Bobola (1591–1657), Polish martyr. Francis Borgia (1510–1572), third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. John de Brebeuf (1593–1649), French-Canadian martyr. Alexander Briant (1556–1581), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. John de Brito (1647–1693), Portuguese missionary martyred in India.
