List of Jesuits

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Íñigo López de Loyola, recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, founded the Society of Jesus in 1540.

This is an alphabetical list of historically notable members of the Society of Jesus.

Contents 

A

B

Pope Francis

Jean de Brebeuf

C

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

D

Fr. Joseph O'Callahan (right), a Jesuit priest, is presented with the Medal of Honor by President Truman

E

F

G

Robert Bellarmine, one of the most important cardinals of the Catholic Reformation

H

Gerard Manley Hopkins, an English poet, Roman Catholic convert, and priest

I

J

K

Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century German polymath
Saint Gabriel Lallemant

L

M

Jacques Marquette, the French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement
Petrus Canisius, a theologian to whom the restoration of Catholicism in Germany after the Reformation is credited

N

O

P

R

S

Pierre-Jean De Smet, a missionary to the Native Americans in the Western United States

T

V

Francis Xavier, one of the first seven Jesuits and missionary to Asia

W

X

Z

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Note: Father Gabriel Richard briefly was in the U.S. Congress in the 1820s, but as a territorial representative. Under guidelines released by Pope John Paul II, Catholic clergy are expected not to serve in positions of civil authority. Drinan did not seek reelection as a result of the issuance of these guidelines.
  2. ↑ Official Returns - General Election - November 8, 1960 (pdf). Juneau: Office of the Alaska Secretary of State. 1960. p. 27. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ Tsong, Nicole (December 30, 2004). "Abuse claims breathe life into dead priests' past". Anchorage Daily News. Anchorage. p. A1. A popular Jesuit priest -- the country's first Roman Catholic priest to serve in a state Legislature
  4. ↑ O’Conner, Thomas H. "Breaking the religious barrier", The Boston Globe, 10 May 2004.

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