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Notable Jesuits

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

NOTABLE JESUITS

BY: JACOB TAN
Photo by SteubySTL

JOSE de ANCHIETA

  • One of the founders of Sao Paulo
  • He paved the way for Brazilian Literature
  • He was one of the first to bring Jesuit Beliefs to South America

FRANCESCO MARIA GRIMALDI

  • First person to accurately map the moon.
  • First to discover that the distance that an object falls equals the time taken squared
  • One of the first to suggest that light moves in waves

SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER

  • Heavily encouraged by Saint Ignatius to become a priest
  • He built fifty churches in Portugal
  • He went to Japan to try to spread Christian beliefs

JOHN MCELORY

  • One of the Army's first Catholic Chaplains
  • Helped to establish Boston College
  • Served as a chaplain in the Mexican-American War

BLESSED RUPERT MAYER

  • Served as a chaplain in World War One.
  • He was deported to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
  • He was awarded an Iron Cross for bravery as he stayed in the front lines of the battilfield as a Chaplain

Jesuits have made a big impact on today's world they are some of the worlds greatest people to ever live