NOTABLE JESUITS

ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

• Founder of the society of Jesus (Jesuits)
• Wrote the “Spiritual Exercises
• Was elected to serve as the first general

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

• Was a cofounder of the society of Jesus (Jesuits)
• One of the first 7 Jesuits who took vows of poverty and chastity
• The first Christian missionary to do to the Maluku Islands

ST. PETER CLAVER

• Was a Spanish Jesuit and priest
• Became the patron saint of slaves
• The Congress of the Republic of Columbia declared September 9 National Human Rights Day in his honor

ST. PETER FABER

• Was the first Jesuit priest
• Became the master of the Spiritual Exercises
• Was the first of St. Ignatius’s companions to be ordained

St. Aloysius Gonzaga

• Had a spiritual awakening at the age of 7
• Was teaching catechism to other children at the age of 11
• Died young at the age of 23

These Notable Jesuits all helped add to Christianity. Weather there contribution was big or small they helped to shape our religion.

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