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(3 syl.). When Ignatius de Loyola was asked what name he would give his order, he replied, “We are a little battalion of Jesus;” so it was called the “Society of Jesus,” vulgarised into…Jesus, Society of
(Encyclopedia) Jesus, Society of, religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. Its members are called Jesuits. St. Ignatius of Loyola, its founder, named it Compañia de Jesús [Span.,=(military)…Goupil, René
(Encyclopedia) Goupil, René (Saint René Goupil)Goupil, Renérənāˈ g&oomacr;pēlˈ [key], c.1607–1642, French missionary, one of the Jesuit Martyrs of North America. He went to Canada in 1640, spent…Dablon, Claude
(Encyclopedia) Dablon, ClaudeDablon, Claudeklōd däblôNˈ [key], 1619?–1697, French Jesuit missionary in North America. He went from France to Canada in 1655 and worked first among the Onondaga Indians…Carroll, John
(Encyclopedia) Carroll, John, 1735–1815, American Roman Catholic churchman, b. Maryland. He studied as a child with Jesuits at Bohemia, Md., and later at Saint-Omer in Flanders, since Catholic…Ignatius of Loyola, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Ignatius of Loyola, SaintIgnatius of Loyola, Saintĭgnāˈshəs, [key]Ignatius of Loyola, Saintloiyōˈlə [key], 1491–1556, Spanish churchman, founder of the Jesuits (see Jesus, Society of…Capuchins
(Encyclopedia) CapuchinsCapuchinskăpˈy&oomacr;chĭnz [key] [Ital.,=hooded ones], Roman Catholic religious order of friars, one of the independent orders of Franciscans, officially the Friars Minor…Oldham, John, English poet and satirist
(Encyclopedia) Oldham, John, 1653–83, English poet and satirist. His best-known works are the ironical Satires against the Jesuits (1681) and A Satire against Virtue (1679). He was much admired by…Bellarmine, Saint Robert
(Encyclopedia) Bellarmine, Saint RobertBellarmine, Saint Robertbĕlärˈmĭn [key], 1542–1621, Italian theologian, cardinal, Doctor of the Church, and a principal influence in the Counter Reformation.…Candide: The Reception Candide and Cacambo Met with among the Jesuits in Paraguay
How Candide Was Obliged to Le... How Candide Killed the Brothe... The Reception Candide and Cacambo Met with among the Jesuits in Paraguay Candide had brought with him from Cadiz…Trending
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