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28 giu 2024 · Jesuit, member of the Society of Jesus (S.J.), a Roman Catholic order of religious men founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, noted for its educational, missionary, and charitable works. The order has been regarded by many as the principal agent of the Counter-Reformation and was later a leading force in modernizing the church.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 lug 2024 · 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.
4 giorni fa · As the foremost saint from Navarre and one of the main Jesuit saints, Francis Xavier is much venerated in Spain and the Hispanic countries where Francisco Javier or Javier are common male given names.
6 giorni fa · St. Francis Xavier was a Spanish Jesuit who lived as a Roman Catholic missionary in the 1500s. He was one of the first seven members of the Jesuit order and travelled extensively, particularly in India, Southeast Asia, and Japan, to share his faith. He is the patron saint of Roman Catholic missions.
- St. Francis Xavier was one of the most prolific missionaries of Roman Catholic history. He was instrumental in the establishment of Christianity in...
- St. Francis Xavier brought several novel strategies to missionary work that influenced generations of Roman Catholic missions. He is credited for t...
- St. Francis Xavier died on December 3, 1552, of fever. Ever seeking to expand his missionary work, he died on the island of Sancian (now Shang-ch’u...
6 giorni fa · With these universal apostolic preferences, we resolve to concentrate and concretize our vital apostolic energies during the next ten years, 2019-2029. We accept them as a mission of the Church through Pope Francis, who has approved them by confirming the communal discernment that was undertaken by the apostolic body.
6 giorni fa · Jewish-Catholic Dialogue in the Shadow of the War in Gaza. On September 30, 2023, Pope Francis elevated the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, to the dignity of cardinal together... Read more.
2 giorni fa · On 5 July 2013, Pope Francis – bypassing the traditionally required second miracle – declared John XXIII a saint, based on his virtuous, model lifestyle, and because of the good which had come from his opening of the Second Vatican Council. He was canonized alongside Pope John Paul II on 27 April 2014.
