The Jesuits, 1534-1921 A History of the Society of Jesus from Its Foundation to the Present Time

Besides its educational work, the Society of Jesus has always been eager for desperate and daring work among savages. At the time of the Suppression, namely in 1773 three thousa...

Chile and Peru--Valdivia--Peruvian Bark--Paraguay Reductions-- Father Fields--Emigration from Brazil--Social and religious prosperity of the Reductions--Martyrdom of twenty-nine...

Colleges--Their Popularity--Revenues--Character of education: Classics; Science; Philosophy; Art--Distinguished Pupils--Poets: Southwell; Balde; Sarbievius; Strada; Von Spee; Gr...

The Great Mogul--Rudolph Aquaviva--Jerome Xavier--de Nobili--de Britto--Beschi--The Pariahs--Entering Thibet--From Peking to Europe--Mingrelia, Paphlagonia and Chaldea--The Maro...

St. Ignatius died on July 31, 1556. During his brief fifteen years as General, he had seen some of his sons distinguishing themselves in one of the greatest councils of the Chur...

Pupils in the Thirty Years War--Caraffa; Piccolomini; Gottifredi --Mary Ward--Alleged decline of the Society--John Paul Oliva-- Jesuits in the Courts of Kings--John Casimir--Eng...

Early life--Ambitions--Portuguese Missions--Seizure of the Spanish Reductions. Expulsion of the Missionaries--End of the Missions in Brazil--War against the Society in Portugal-...

Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Italy--Election of Ignatius-- Jesuits in Ireland--"The Scotch Doctor"--Faber and Melanchthon-- Le Jay--Bobadilla--Council of Trent--Laínez, Sal...

The literary activity of the Society has always been very great, not only in theological, philosophical and scientific fields, but also in those that are specifically designated...

Conditions after Henry VIII--Allen--Persons--Campion--Entrance into England--Kingsley's Caricature--Thomas Pounde--Stephens-- Capture and death of Campion--Other Martyrs--Southw...

After Xavier's time--Torres and Fernandes--Civandono--Nunhes and Pinto--The King of Hirando--First Persecution--Gago and Vilela-- Almeida--Uprising against the Emperor--Justus U...

Failure of the Papal Brief to give peace to the Church-- Liguori and Tanucci--Joseph II destroying the Church in Austria--Voltaireanism in Portugal--Illness of Clement XIV --Dea...

In 1805 the Society met with a disaster which in the circumstances seemed almost irreparable. During the night of March 25-26 its distinguished General, Father Gruber, was burne...

Manares suspected of ambition--Election of Aquaviva--Beginning of Spanish discontent--Denis Vásquez--The "Ratio Studiorum"-- Society's action against Confessors of Kings and Pol...

Expulsion from Holland--Trouble at Freiburg--Expulsion and recall in Spain--_Petits Séminaires_--Berryer--Montlosier --The Men's Sodalities--St. Acheul mobbed--Fourteen Jesuits...

can discover in Loyola numberless traits of fantastic exaltation, morbific dreaminess, superstition, moral obscurantism, fanatical hatred, deceit and mendacity. On the other han...

Frederick the Great and the "Philosophers"--Protection of the Jesuits--Death of Voltaire--Catherine of Russia--The Four Colleges--The Empress at Polotsk--Joseph II at Mohilew--...

The Society of Jesus is frequently charged with being responsible for the present irreligious condition of the Latin nations, of France in particular, because, having had the ab...

Aquaviva and the Spanish Opposition--Vitelleschi--The "Monita Secreta"; Morlin--Roding--"Historia Jesuitici Ordinis"-- "Jesuiticum Jejunium"--"Speculum Jesuiticum"--Pasquier--Ma...

Seizure of the Gesù in Rome--Suspension of the Priests -- Juridical Trial of Father Ricci continued during Two Years-- The Victim's Death-bed Statement--Admission of his Innocen...

The French Method--Purpose of the Enemy--Preliminary Accusations--Voltaire's testimony--La Vallette--La Chalotais--Seizure of Property--Auto da fé of the Works of Lessius, Suáre...

The Bourbon Kings of Spain--Character of Charles III-- Spanish Ministries--O'Reilly--The Hat and Cloak Riot-- Cowardice of Charles--Tricking the monarch--The Decree of Suppressi...

The restored Society, like the old, has been the recipient of many favors from the Sovereign Pontiffs. Pius VI would have immediately undone the work of Clement XIV, had it been...

Ganganelli--Political plotting at the Election--Bernis, Aranda Aubeterre--The Zelanti--Election of Clement XIV-- Renewal of Jesuit Privileges by the new Pope--Demand of the Bour...

As we have seen, the first General of the Society elected after the Restoration was Father Fortis, who died on January 27, 1829. On June 29 of that year Father John Roothaan was...

Xavier departs for the East--Goa--Around Hindostan--Malacca--The Moluccas--Return to Goa--The Valiant Belgian--Troubles in Goa-- Enters Japan--Returns to Goa--Starts for China--...

The Brief of Clement XIV which suppressed the Society begins by enumerating the various religious orders which have been treated in a similar manner at different periods in the...

While the Society was maintaining its corporate life in Russia several contributory sources began to flow towards it from various parts of Europe. The most notable was the assoc...

The superiors-general who presided over the Society in Russia were Stanislaus Czerniewicz (1782-85), Gabriel Lenkiewicz (1785-98), Francis Kareu, (1799-1802), Gabriel Gruber, (1...

Just before its suppression, the Society had about 23,000 members. It was divided into forty-two provinces in which there were 24 houses of professed fathers, 669 colleges, 61 n...

The Name--Opprobrious meanings--Caricatures of the Founder-- Purpose of the Order--Early life of Ignatius--Pampeluna-- Conversion--Manresa--The Exercises--Authorship--Journey to...

Institutum Societatis Jesu. JOUVANCY--Epitome historiæ Societatis Jesu. JOUVANCY--Monumenta Societatis Jesu. CRÉTINEAU-JOLY--Hist. relig., pol. et litt. de la Comp. de Jésus. B....

Failure of the Papal Brief to give peace to the Church-- Liguori and Tanucci--Joseph II destroying the Church in Austria--Voltaireanism in Portugal--Illness of Clement XIV--Deat...

Seizure of the Gesù in Rome--Suspension of the Priests-- Juridical Trial of Father Ricci continued during Two Years--The Victim's Death-bed Statement--Admission of his Innocence...

After Xavier's time--Torres and Fernandes--Civandono-- Nunhes and Pinto--The King of Hirando--First Persecution --Gago and Vilela--Almeida--Uprising against the Emperor --Justus...

Manares suspected of ambition--Election of Aquaviva-- Beginning of Spanish discontent--Dionisio Vásquez--The "Ratio Studiorum"--Society's action against Confessors of Kings and...

The French Method--Purpose of the Enemy--Preliminary Accusations--Voltaire's testimony--La Vallette--La Chalotais--Seizure of Property--Auto da fé of the Works of Lessius, Suáre...

Pupils in the Thirty Years War--Caraffa; Piccolomini; Gottifredi--Mary Ward--Alleged decline of the Society-- John Paul Oliva--Jesuits in the Courts of Kings--John Casimir--Engl...

Aquaviva and the Spanish Opposition--Vitelleschi--The "Monita Secreta"; Morlin--Roding--"Historia Jesuitici Ordinis"--"Jesuiticum Jejunium"--"Speculum Jesuiticum"-- Pasquier--Ma...

Ganganelli--Political plotting at the Election--Bernis, Aranda, Aubeterre--The Zelanti--Election of Clement XIV-- Renewal of Jesuit Privileges by the new Pope--Demand of the Bou...

Expulsion from Holland--Trouble at Freiburg--Expulsion and recall in Spain--_Petits Séminaires_--Berryer-- Montlosier--The Men's Sodalities--St. Acheul mobbed-- Fourteen Jesuits...

The Name--Opprobrious meanings--Caricatures of the Founder--Purpose of the Order--Early life of Ignatius-- Pampeluna--Conversion--Manresa--The Exercises--Authorship --Journey to...

Chile and Peru--Valdivia--Peruvian Bark--Paraguay Reductions--Father Fields--Emigration from Brazil-- Social and religious prosperity of the Reductions-- Martyrdom of twenty-nin...

Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Italy--Election of Ignatius--Jesuits in Ireland--"The Scotch Doctor"--Faber and Melanchthon--Le Jay--Bobadilla--Council of Trent-- Laínez, Salm...

Frederick the Great and the "Philosophes"--Protection of the Jesuits--Death of Voltaire--Catherine of Russia--The Four Colleges--The Empress at Polotsk--Joseph II at Mohilew--Ar...

The Bourbon Kings of Spain--Character of Charles III-- Spanish Ministries--O'Reilly--The Hat and Cloak Riot-- Cowardice of Charles--Tricking the monarch--The Decree of Suppressi...

The Great Mogul--Rudolph Aquaviva--Jerome Xavier--de Nobili--de Britto--Beschi--The Pariahs--Entering Thibet --From Pekin to Europe--Mingrelia, Paphlagonia and Chaldea--The Maro...

Xavier departs for the East--Goa--Around Hindostan-- Malacca--The Moluccas--Return to Goa--The Valiant Belgian--Troubles in Goa--Enters Japan--Returns to Goa-- Starts for China-...

Conditions after Henry VIII--Allen--Persons--Campion-- Entrance into England--Kingsley's Caricature--Thomas Pounde--Stephens--Capture and death of Campion--Other Martyrs--Southw...

Early life--Ambitions--Portuguese Missions--Seizure of the Spanish Reductions. Expulsion of the Missionaries-- End of the Missions in Brazil--War against the Society in Portugal...

Colleges--Their Popularity--Revenues--Character of education: Classics; Science; Philosophy; Art-- Distinguished Pupils--Poets: Southwell; Balde; Sarbievius; Strada; Von Spee; G...

Tragic death of Father Gruber--Fall of Napoleon--Release of the Pope--The Society Re-established--Opening of Colleges--Clorivière--Welcome of the Society in Spain-- Repulsed in...