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The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ ʒ u ɪ t s, ˈ dʒ ɛ zj u-/ JEZH-oo-its, JEZ-ew-; [2] Latin: Iesuitae), [3] is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
Jesuit church, Rijeka. Jesuit college in Zagreb (1607–1773), now Klovićevi Dvori Gallery and St. Catherine's Church; precursor to the Classical Gymnasium in Zagreb. The Neoacademia Zagrabiensis, created within the college (1662–1773), was the precursor to the University of Zagreb; Jesuit church in Rijeka, now Rijeka Cathedral (1638–1773)
The Jesuit mission in the United States dated back to 1634. However, it was not until 1833 that the first province in the United States was established: the Maryland Province. William McSherry was elected as the first provincial superior, whose territory included the entire United States except for the territory of the Missouri mission. [ 19 ]
John Hardon was born on June 18, 1914, to John and Anna Hardon in Midland, Pennsylvania.When he was a year old, John Hardon Sr. died in an industrial accident. [2] After the accident, Hardon was raised by his 26-year-old mother Anna (née Jevin) Hardon.
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Brooke Walker grew up in an Arizona church community. Families, side by side, in communion with God and each other. But the church, she says, was actually a cult. Walker spent her formative years ...
"Black Pope" is an unofficial designation given to the position of Superior General of the Order of the Jesuits. [2] The name follows from his leadership of the largest Catholic, male religious order [ 3 ] and from the colour of the plain black cassock worn by members of the Society, including the Superior General. [ 4 ]