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  2. Christogram - Wikipedia

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    The IHS monogram with the H surmounted by a cross above three nails and surrounded by a Sun is the emblem of the Jesuits, according to tradition introduced by Ignatius of Loyola in 1541. [17] IHS has been known to appear on gravestones, especially among Irish Catholics. [20] [21] [22]

  3. File:Jesuit Emblem, 1653.jpg - Wikipedia

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    Woodcut version of the Jesuit emblem from a 1653 book. Items portrayed in this file depicts. inception. 1653. media type. image/jpeg. File history.

  4. Jesuit clause - Wikipedia

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    The Jesuit order played a decisive role during the Counter-Reformation and in Catholic missions. For a time, it was a powerful organization within the Catholic Church. The Jesuits have fostered both missions and the establishment of educational institutions, and established a number of universities in Europe.

  5. Ad maiorem Dei gloriam - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the phrase is attributed to the founder of the Jesuits, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who intended it to serve as a cornerstone sentiment of the society's religious philosophy. The full phrase attributed to St. Ignatius is Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem or "for the greater glory of God and the salvation of humanity."

  6. File:Ihs-logo.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Monochrome version of the IHS emblem of the Jesuits. The design of the emblem is attributed to Ignatius of Loyola (1541). the cross is here drawn as formy fitchy; this is not necessarily part of the design, early modern depictions sometimes show a plain cross, or various baroque ornamentations

  7. Coat of arms of Pope Francis - Wikipedia

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    His coat of arms displays three charges on a Azure (blue) field.In reference to Francis being a Jesuit, the uppermost charge is the emblem of the Society of Jesus. [2] The emblem is composed of a Sun radiant, within which is the IHS christogram (a monogram of the Holy Name of Jesus) in red, with a red cross surmounting the H and three black nails below the H. [2]

  8. Jesuits - Wikipedia

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    Jesuits made up the largest contingent of clergy imprisoned in the Priest Barracks of Dachau Concentration Camp. [209] Vincent Lapomarda lists some 30 Jesuits as having died at Dachau. [210] Of the total of 152 Jesuits murdered by the Nazis across Europe, 43 died in the death camps and an additional 27 died from captivity or its results. [211]

  9. Church of the Gesù - Wikipedia

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    The altarpiece of the Madonna with child and beatified Jesuits replaces the original altarpiece by Scipione Pulzone. [d] The program of paintings is indebted to Giuseppe Valeriano and painted by Gaspare Celio. The altar has a bronze urn with the remains of 18th century Jesuit St. Giuseppe Pignatelli, canonized by Pius XII in 1954.