Institution Christianity
Society of Jesus
Societas Iesu la
Male religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church
- Dated from 1540 CE
- Also called Societas Iesu, S.J., SJ
Overview
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Named as founders
Who the records name as founding it.
Places nearby
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Santo Spirito in Sassia
church in Rome - under 1 km away
Church of Santi Michele e Magno
Roman Catholic church in Rome, Italy - under 1 km away
Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss
church in Rome, Italy - under 1 km away
Apostolic Palace
official residence of the Pope in Vatican City - under 1 km away
Santa Maria in Turri
church building in Rome, Vatican City - under 1 km away
Basilica of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
church in Rome
Recorded events
What Society of Jesus’s own record names in its history. None of the statements carries a date.
Recorded, with no date on the statement
- Expulsion of Jesuits from France (1594) ↗
- Expulsion of Jesuits from France (1763) ↗
- Expulsion of Jesuits from France (1880) ↗
- Expulsion of Jesuits from France (1902) ↗
- Expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal, 1759 ↗
- Expulsion of Jesuits from Spain (1820) ↗
- Expulsion of Jesuits from Spain (1835) ↗
- Expulsion of Jesuits from Spain (1932) ↗
- Expulsion of the Jesuits ↗
- Expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain of 1767 ↗
- Sexual abuse scandal in the Society of Jesus ↗
- Suppression of the Society of Jesus ↗
Connections
Affiliation 77
- Jesuit member of the Society of Jesus
- Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía Grandee of Spain and Jesuit priest (1510–1572)
- Corpus Christi Church in Niasviž Nesvizh
- Juan Eusebio Nieremberg Spanish mystic (1595-1658)
- Athanasius Kircher German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg abbey located in Haut-Rhin, in France
- monastery of San Salvador de Oña monastery
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
- Pope Francis 266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
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- Aloysius Gonzaga Italian aristocrat and Jesuit seminarian and saint
- Andrzej Bobola Polish Jesuit, saint of the Catholic Church
- Antoine François Prévost French novelist (1697–1763)
- António Vieira Portuguese diplomat and missionary (1608-1697)
- Baltasar Gracián Aragonese Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher in Castilian language (1601-1658)
- Bernard Lonergan Canadian philosopher and theologian (1904–1984)
- Carlo Odescalchi Catholic cardinal
- Daniel Berrigan American Catholic priest, peace activist, and poet (1921–2016)
- Daniel Seghers Flemish painter and Jesuit (1590-1661)
- Eusebio Kino Italian Jesuit missionary
- Francis Xavier Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
- Franciscus van den Enden Flemish Jesuit, Neo-Latin poet, physician, art dealer, philosopher and teacher of Baruch de Spinoza (1602-1674)
- Gaspar Schott German scientist (1608-1666)
- Giacomo Carissimi Italian composer (1605–1674)
- Giuseppe Castiglione Italian monk, missionary and painter (1688-1766)
- Giuseppe Pecci Italian cardinal (1807-1890)
- Henri Boulad Egyptian-Hungarian Jesuit priest (1931–2023)
- Ignatius of Loyola Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
- Ignaz Schiffermüller Austrian entomologist
- Isaac Jogues Beatified Martyred Jesuit Priest
- Jacques Marquette French Jesuit and explorer (1637–1675)
- Jakub Wujek Polish religious writer
- Jan Beyzym Polish Jesuit (1850–1912)
- Jean Bolland Belgian Jesuit and hagiographer
- Jean de Brébeuf Jesuit missionary and martyr (1593-1649)
- Jean de Labadie French priest (1610-1674)
- Jean Joseph Marie Amiot French sinologist and missionary (1718-1793)
- Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel Catholic Constitutional Archbishop of Paris (1727-1794)
- Jesuit missions among the Guaraní Catholic missionary initiative and set of missions in Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil
- Jesús de Tavarangüé historic Jesuit mission in Itapúa Department, Paraguay
- João de Loureiro Portuguese scientist and botanist
- João Rodrigues Portuguese missionary
- Johannes Stöffler German astronomer
- John Albert Vasa Catholic cardinal
- John Carroll first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States (1735–1815)
- John II Casimir Vasa King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1648–1668; (1609-1672)
- José de Acosta Spanish missionary and writer (1539 or 1540–1600)
- Josef Dobrovský Czech historian, lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, religion writer, science writer and roman catholic priest (1753-1829)
- Joseph of Anchieta Spanish Jesuit missionary (1534-1597)
- Józef Baka Polish writer
- Karol Antoniewicz Jesuit missionary (1807–1852)
- Konstantinas Sirvydas Lithuanian lexicographer
- La Santísima Trinidad del Paraná historic Jesuit mission in Itapúa Department, Paraguay
- Laurynas Gucevičius Polish-Lithuanian architect
- Louis Bourdaloue French sermon writer
- Luis de Molina Spanish priest and writer
- Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne French priest and missionary (1812–1884)
- Matteo Ricci Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)
- Michael Denis Austrian entomologist and writer
- Nuestra Señora de Loreto historic Jesuit mission in Misiones Province, Argentina
- Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana historic Jesuit mission in Misiones Province, Argentina
- Peter Canisius Dutch, Jesuit priest, Doctor of the Church, Roman Catholic saint
- Peter Faber Jesuit priest and evangelist
- Piotr Skarga Polish writer (1536-1612)
- Raimon Panikkar Spanish-Indian Catholic priest and theologian (1918-2010)
- Robert Bellarmine Catholic cardinal, saint, and Doctor of the Church
- Robert Persons Jesuit missionary and controversialist (1546-1610)
- Roberto de Nobili missionary
- San Ignacio Miní UNESCO World Heritage Site in Misiones Province, Argentina
- Sanctuary of Atotonilco church
- sanctuary of Loyola cultural property in Azpeitia, Spain
- Santa María la Mayor historic Jesuit mission in Misiones Province, Argentina
- São Miguel das Missões historic Jesuit mission in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Seattle University Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington, USA
- Stanislaus Kostka Polish Jesuit, saint, secondary patron of Poland (1550–1568)
- Tadeusz Brzozowski Superior General of the Society of Jesus
- Wlodimir Ledóchowski 26th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus
- Wu Li Chinese painter (1632-1718)
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