Constitutions of the Society of Jesus

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Jesuit normative text foundational document religious rule

The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus are the foundational rules and guidelines, largely authored by Ignatius of Loyola, that govern the life, organization, and mission of the Jesuit order within the Catholic Church.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Constitutions of the Society of Jesus (adapted) 1
Formula of the Institute of the Society of Jesus 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jesuit normative text ⓘ
foundational document ⓘ
religious rule ⓘ
approvedBy Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
early companions of Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
associatedWith Society of Jesus ⓘ
author Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
dateWritten 16th century ⓘ
definesOffice Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
local superior ⓘ
provincial superior ⓘ
emphasizes discernment ⓘ
education and teaching ⓘ
missionary availability ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
service to the Church ⓘ
governs life of Jesuits ⓘ
mission of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
organization of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
hasCharacteristic case-based discernment ⓘ
centralized authority ⓘ
flexible application ⓘ
strong emphasis on obedience to the pope in mission ⓘ
hasPart General Examen ⓘ
influenced Jesuit educational institutions ⓘ
Jesuit missionary practice ⓘ
Jesuit spirituality of obedience ⓘ
influencedBy Spiritual Exercises ⓘ
surface form: Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola
inForceIn Society of Jesus ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Rome ⓘ
regulates Jesuit community life ⓘ
Jesuit formation ⓘ
Jesuit governance structures ⓘ
Jesuit ministries ⓘ
Jesuit vows ⓘ
relatedWork Constitutions of the Society of Jesus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Formula of the Institute of the Society of Jesus

Spiritual Exercises ⓘ
surface form: Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
subject education and formation ⓘ
governance of religious orders ⓘ
mission and apostolate ⓘ
religious life ⓘ
vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience ⓘ
usedBy Jesuit formation programs ⓘ
Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
surface form: Jesuit superiors

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sisters of Loreto → followsRule → Constitutions of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitutions of the Society of Jesus (adapted)
Superior General of the Society of Jesus → governsAccordingTo → Constitutions of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
Society of Jesus → hasConstitution → Constitutions of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae → relatedTo → Constitutions of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
Constitutions of the Society of Jesus → relatedWork → Constitutions of the Society of Jesus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Formula of the Institute of the Society of Jesus