Society of Jesus

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Catholic religious order clerical religious institute of pontifical right male religious order

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers, commonly known as the Jesuits, renowned for its work in education, intellectual scholarship, and missionary activity worldwide.

Aliases (12)

Jesuits ×40
Jesuit ×12
Jesuit order ×2
Jesuit brothers ×1
Jesuit education system ×1
Jesuit provinces ×1
Roman Catholic (Jesuit) ×1
Society of Jesus in Belgium ×1
Society of Jesus in some countries ×1
Society of Jesus in the United States ×1
Society of Jesus, USA Midwest Province ×1
worldwide Society of Jesus ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious order → clerical religious institute of pontifical right → male religious order →
abbreviation	S.J. → SJ →
additionalVow	special obedience to the Pope regarding missions →
approvalDocument	Regimini militantis Ecclesiae →
approvedBy	Pope Paul III →
commonName	Jesuits →
educationalEmphasis	formation of lay leadership → humanistic education → scientific education →
formationMethod	discernment of spirits → long period of studies and training → spiritual direction →
foundedBy	Alfonso Salmerón → Diego Laínez → Francis Xavier → Ignatius of Loyola → Nicolás Bobadilla → Peter Faber → Simão Rodrigues →
founderWrote	Spiritual Exercises →
foundingDate	1540 →
globalPresence	worldwide →
governedBy	Superior General of the Society of Jesus →
hasConstitution	Constitutions of the Society of Jesus →
hasOfficialLanguage	Latin → local vernacular languages →
hasTypeOfMembers	brothers → priests →
headquartersCountry	Italy →
headquartersLocation	Rome →
historicallyActiveIn	Africa → Americas → Asia → Europe → Oceania →
knownFor	missionary activity in China → missionary activity in India → missionary activity in Latin America → role in the Counter-Reformation → scholarly work in philosophy and theology →
liturgicalRite	Roman Rite →
motto	Ad maiorem Dei gloriam →
notableText	Spiritual Exercises →
operates	colleges → mission stations → parishes → retreat centers → secondary schools → seminaries → universities →
parentOrganization	Catholic Church →
primaryCharism	education → intellectual apostolate → missionary work → spiritual retreats →
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church →
spiritualityTradition	Ignatian spirituality →
vows	chastity → obedience → poverty →

Referenced by (206)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities → Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Latin America → Ateneo de Manila University → Boston College → Boston College → Central American University (UCA) → College of the Holy Cross → Faculty of Architecture and Design, Pontifical Xavierian University → Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Xavierian University → Fordham University → Georgetown University → Jesuit College complex → John Felice Rome Center ("Jesuit") → Loyola Academy → Loyola University New Orleans → McDonough School of Business ("Roman Catholic (Jesuit)") → Medical Center Campus → Pontifical Xavierian University → Pontificia Universidad Javeriana → Rockhurst University → Saint Joseph's University → Saint Louis University → Santa Clara University → Seattle University → St. Ignatius College → Stritch School of Medicine → Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México ("Jesuits") → University of Detroit Mercy → University of San Francisco School of Law → Université Saint-Joseph → Woods College of Advancing Studies → Xavier University →	religiousAffiliation
Chestnut Hill campus → College of Health and Human Services ("Jesuit") → College of the Holy Cross campus → Diego Laínez → Faculty of Economics, Pontifical Xavierian University → Faculty of Education, Pontifical Xavierian University → Faculty of Law, Pontifical Xavierian University → Faculty of Philosophy, Pontifical Xavierian University → Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Xavierian University → Georgetown College → McDonough School of Business ("Jesuit") → Newton campus ("Jesuit") → Nicolás Bobadilla → Quinlan School of Business → Regis University → Sant’Andrea al Quirinale ("Jesuits") → School of Communication (Loyola University Chicago) ("Jesuit") → School of Continuing Studies ("Jesuit") → School of Nursing at Georgetown University ("Jesuit") → School of Theology and Ministry → St. Ignatius College ("Jesuit") → Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México → Walsh School of Foreign Service →	affiliation
Alfonso Salmerón → College of Arts and Sciences (Loyola University Chicago) → Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand at La Flèche → Collège des Jésuites de Langres ("Jesuits") → Creighton University ("Jesuits") → Francis Xavier ("Jesuits") → Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University → José de Anchieta ("Jesuits") → La Compañía de Jesús Church → La Compañía de Jesús Church ("Jesuits") → Loyola University Chicago ("Jesuits") → Pontifical Gregorian University → Regis High School → S.J. → School of Education, Loyola University Chicago → Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege, Brussels → Spanish America ("Jesuits") → St Ignatius College, London → St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg → Superior General of the Society of Jesus → Water Tower Campus →	religiousOrder
Alfonso Salmerón → Diego Laínez → Francis Xavier → Francisco Suárez → Jacques Marquette → John Carroll → Jorge Mario Bergoglio → José de Anchieta → Karl Rahner → Manuel da Nóbrega → Nicolás Bobadilla → Peter Faber → Pierre Teilhard de Chardin → Pope Francis → Pope Francis → Simão Rodrigues →	memberOf
Creighton University → Jesuit College complex ("Jesuit order") → Loyola University Chicago → Marquette University → MedStar Georgetown University Hospital → MedStar Georgetown University Hospital ("Jesuits") → Regis University → Saint Joseph's University → San Ildefonso College → San Ildefonso College ("Jesuits") → Santa Clara University → St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool → Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra) → Université Saint-Joseph →	foundedBy
Ateneo de Manila University → Boston College → Boston College → Boston College → Loyola University New Orleans → Lycée Louis-le-Grand ("Jesuits") → Pontificia Universidad Javeriana → Rockhurst University → Saint Louis University → Seattle University → Université Saint-Joseph ("Jesuits") →	founder
Collège des Jésuites de Langres → Creighton University ("Society of Jesus, USA Midwest Province") → Faculty of Communication and Language → Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences → Pontifical Gregorian University → Pontifical Xavierian University → Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege, Brussels ("Jesuits") → Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege, Brussels ("Society of Jesus in Belgium") →	operatedBy
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam → Ad maiorem Dei gloriam ("Jesuits") → Churches and Convents of Goa → Constitutions of the Society of Jesus → Nagasaki trading post →	associatedWith
Pope Paul III → Pope Paul III ("Jesuit order") → Regimini militantis Ecclesiae → Regimini militantis Ecclesiae ("Jesuits") →	approved
Faculty of Education, Pontifical Xavierian University ("Jesuit") → Loyola University Chicago School of Law ("Jesuit") → Regis High School ("Jesuit") → Regis University ("Jesuit") →	religiousTradition
Catholic Church in Haiti ("Jesuits") → College of the Holy Cross ("Jesuits") → Xavier University ("Jesuits") →	hasReligiousOrder
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam ("Jesuit brothers") → S.J. ("Jesuits") → Spiritual Exercises ("Jesuits") →	usedBy
Faculty of Engineering, Pontifical Xavierian University → Loyola University Chicago School of Law →	affiliatedWith
Roman Catholic Church in Peru ("Jesuits") → papal coat of arms of Pope Francis →	associatedWithReligiousOrder
Alfonso Salmerón → Francis Xavier →	coFounded
Ignatius of Loyola → Ignatius of Loyola ("Jesuits") →	founderOf
Pontifical Gregorian University → Regis University ("Jesuits") →	foundingReligiousOrder
Lake Shore Campus → Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo →	hasAffiliation
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador → Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador ("Jesuits") →	isAffiliatedWith
Catholic Church in the Americas ("Jesuits") → New France ("Jesuits") →	missionaryOrder
Jansenist abbey of Port-Royal → Jansenist abbey of Port-Royal ("Jesuits") →	opposedBy
Faculty of Sciences, Pontifical Xavierian University → Lynch School of Education and Human Development →	religiousAffiliationOfParent
Boston College → Marquette University →	religiousOrderAffiliation
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae → Regimini militantis Ecclesiae ("Jesuits") →	religiousOrderRecognized
Pontifical Gregorian University → St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg ("Jesuits") →	runBy
IHS monogram →	adoptedBy
Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra) ("Jesuits") →	builder
Peter Faber →	coFounderOf
Society of Jesus ("Jesuits") →	commonName
S.J. →	denotesMembershipIn
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor ("Jesuits") →	educatedBy
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae →	established
Regis High School →	governedBy
Superior General of the Society of Jesus ("Jesuit provinces") →	hasAuthorityOver
Christian missionary movements →	hasNotableExample
Boston College ("Jesuits") →	hasReligiousOrderInvolvement
University of Detroit Mercy →	hasReligiousSponsor
Ignatius of Loyola ("Jesuit education system") →	influenced
Constitutions of the Society of Jesus →	inForceIn
Superior General of the Society of Jesus ("worldwide Society of Jesus") →	jurisdiction
Counter-Reformation →	keyOrganization
Catholic universities ("Jesuits") →	mayBeSponsoredBy
Cochimí people ("Jesuits") →	missionizationBy
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam →	mottoOf
Collège des Jésuites de Langres ("Jesuits") →	namedAfter
Sant’Andrea al Quirinale →	order
Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Xavierian University ("Jesuits") →	parentOrganizationReligiousOrder
Superior General of the Society of Jesus →	partOf
Ignatius of Loyola →	patronage
Port-Royal-des-Champs →	persecutedBy
Sacred Heart of Jesus →	promotedBy
Portuguese America ("Jesuits") →	religiousOrderActive
Spiritual Exercises →	religiousOrderAssociation
Miserando atque eligendo →	religiousOrderContext
Crusaders →	religiousOrderOfCollege
Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team →	religiousOrderOfInstitution
Joanna of Austria →	religiousOrderSupported
Pope Pius VII ("Society of Jesus in some countries") →	restored
School of Theology and Ministry ("Jesuits") →	sponsoringOrder
S.J. →	standsFor
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities ("Society of Jesus in the United States") →	worksWith