Society of Jesus
Catholic missionary order
The Society of Jesus is the Roman Catholic religious order commonly known as the Jesuits, founded by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540.
Members take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, with special allegiance to the pope.
The order emphasizes education, missionary work, and intellectual engagement—Jesuits have founded universities worldwide and are known for rigorous scholarship.
He was educated by the Society of Jesus.
Pope's office and authority
- VaticanPapal city-state
- pontiffSupreme Catholic leader
- massQuantity of matter
- liturgyFormal worship structure
sacraments · catechism · doctrine · dogma · clergy · bishop · cardinal · pope
Storied D.C. locale
- LoyolaBasque surname, Jesuit founder
- Boston CollegePrivate Jesuit university, Massachusetts
- Santa ClaraSilicon Valley municipality
- preparatory schoolPre-university private institution
pedagogy · curriculum · university · college · professor · student · campus · research
Science of celestial objects
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- linguisticsScience of language structure
natural philosophy · observatory · publication · theology · philosophy · sciences · humanities · research
Pledge to forsake wealth
- vow of chastityPromise to abstain sexually
- vow of obediencePromise to submit to superiors
- novitiateReligious training period
- scholasticRelating to formal learning
regency · ordination · discernment · companions · provincial · rector · cassock · formation
Acts of lessening
- ParaguayLandlocked South American republic
- evangelizationSpreading religious doctrine
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- conversionAct of changing states
martyrs · exploration · language study · cultural adaptation · Brazil · Philippines
papacy
Pope's office and authority
liturgy · sacraments · catechism · doctrine · dogma · clergy · bishop · cardinal · pope · altar
Georgetown
Storied D.C. locale
- LoyolaBasque surname, Jesuit founder
- Boston CollegePrivate Jesuit university, Massachusetts
- Santa ClaraSilicon Valley municipality
preparatory school · pedagogy · curriculum · university · college · professor · student · campus · research · intellectual
astronomy
Science of celestial objects
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
linguistics · natural philosophy · observatory · publication · theology · philosophy · sciences · humanities · research · encyclopedias
vow of poverty
Pledge to forsake wealth
- vow of chastityPromise to abstain sexually
- vow of obediencePromise to submit to superiors
- novitiateReligious training period
scholastic · regency · ordination · discernment · companions · provincial · rector · cassock · formation · apostolate
reductions
Acts of lessening
- ParaguayLandlocked South American republic
- evangelizationSpreading religious doctrine
- indigenousOriginating in a region
conversion · martyrs · exploration · language study · cultural adaptation · Brazil · Philippines
- Catholic ChurchVatican, papacy, cardinals, popes, papal
- Catholic GroupsFranciscans, Dominicans, Benedictines, Carmelites, Augustinians
- Counter-ReformationCouncil of Trent, Counter-Reformation, Ignatius Loyola, Roman Inquisition, Tridentine Mass
- JesuitsIgnatius Loyola, Loyola, spiritual exercises, men and women for others, Georgetown University
Society of JesusCarmelites
Catholic mendicant order
Trappists · hermits · monastic life · desert fathers · Desert Fathers
Society of Jesusanti-intellectualism
Hostility toward educated thought
Society of JesusLutheranism
Protestant tradition emphasizing grace
Calvinism · Protestant Reformation · Martin Luther · John Calvin · Huguenots
social, society, sociable, Jesus, antisocial, unsocial, sociology, Jesuits, Jesuit