The Jesuits
The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic international religious order founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola and nine companions. The Society now numbers over twenty-five thousand men and is present in more than one hundred countries around the world. They take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, and live together in community. Jesuits are engaged in a wide variety of works: there are Jesuit parish priests, spiritual directors, writers and teachers, but also actors, lawyers, doctors, sculptors and astronomers.
- The History
- The Founder
- The Work
- The Vocation
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Information courtesy Society of Jesus, USA; The Jesuits in Malta; Fairfield University; the Jesuit Vocation Office of the Maryland and New York Provinces; and other sources.
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