Jesuits Collection

Founding of the Jesuit Order, Montmartre, France
Foundation of the Jesuit Order in an underground chapel in the church of Saint Denis, Montmartre, near Paris. Ignatius de Loyola and six companions dedicate themselves to spread the Word of God

Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). Priest since 1537. Founded t
Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). Spanish knight, priest since 1537. Founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Was Superior General. Saint Ignatius levitating. Engraving, 1693. Episcopal Library

Lorenzo Ricci
LORENZO RICCI - Italian general of the Jesuits when it was being widely attacked, despite his personal qualities imprisoned by the Pope in the Castels Angelo where he died. Date: 1703 - 1775

Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Basque Roman Catholic missionary into Asia. Jesuit. Staute. Pamplena Cathedral. Navarre. Spain

Akbar the Great receives a deputation of Jesuits
Akbar the Great (1542-1605), third Mughal Emperor of India, receives a deputation of Jesuits

Loyola Praying / Holl
IGNATIUS LOYOLA Spanish Saint, founder of Society of Jesus (Jesuits), in an attitude of prayer

Saint Francis Borgia (1510-1572). Marquis of Lombay and later 4th Duke of Gandia. This scene depicts Francisco de Borja's renunciation of the world after contemplating the putrefied corpse of

Diego Laynez (1512-1565). Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian. Second Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

The great martyrdom of Nagasaki, September 10th 1622, in which 22 missionaries and native Christians were burnt to death, and 30 others, including several women and children, beheaded

POPE CLEMENS XIV Ganganelli) abolishes the Jesuit order, dies of a mysterious ailment, leading to accusations that the Jesuits poisoned him Date: reigned 1762 - 1774

DEATH OF SEBASTIAN
Sebastian, king of Portugal, is encouraged by Jesuits to make a disastrous expedition to Morocco where he dies heroically at the battle of Alacazarquivir Date: 1578

MOROCCO/SEB DIES 1578
Sebastian, king of Portugal, is encouraged by Jesuits to make a disastrous expedition to Morocco where he dies heroically at the battle of Alacazarquivir Date: 1578

Scenes of the exploration of Patagonia
Penguins in South America 28, Patagonian giants in animal skins 29, and Patagonians delighted by the sight of a mirror on Captain Samuel Wallis ship 30. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Map of Hispaniola (San Domingo, Haiti), West Indies. The island is now divided into two separate nations: Haiti to the west (French Creole-speaking)

Title page, Histoire de l Isle Espagnole ou de S. Domingue [History of the Spanish Island or of San Domingo], based on the memoirs of Jean-Baptiste le Pers, Jesuit priest and missionary

Native Americans of Paraguay converted by Jesuits shown wearing clothes, plowing the land, spinning yarn, and living in a timber house with a shrine to the Virgin Mary and Jesus

Jesuits tea, Dysphania ambrosioides
Jesuits tea, wormseed or Jerusalem oak, Dysphania ambrosioides (Chenopodium anthelminticum). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Wormseed, Jesuits tea or Mexican-tea, Dysphania ambrosioides Chenopodium ambrosioides). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr

Wormseed, Dysphania ambrosioides (Chenopodium ambrosioides). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

JESUIT TRADE, JAPAN
In Japan, the Jesuits engage in trade, at great profit to themselves though incurring blame at home and contempt in Japan (where merchants are considered ignoble) Date: circa 1600

FLAGELLANTS OF COIMBRA
The Jesuits of Coimbra, Portugal, notorious for their high life-style, do public penance for their sins, flagellating themselves through the streets. Date: circa 1560

Italy. Rome. The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius. Side chapels. Transept: Chapel of the Annunciation, 1749

Jesuits Swear Oath
Loyola and his companions, at an altar in Montmartre, Paris, swear to create the Society of Jesus to defend the Catholic Church against the evils of the Reformation

Italy. Rome. The Church of the Gesu. Mannerist. 16th century
Italy. Rome. The Church of the Gesu, also known as the Jesuits. Mannerist. 16th century. Built by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507-1573) and Giacomo della Porta (1533-1602) between 1568-1580

Spain. Seville. Church of Saint Louis of the French. 1699-17
Spain. Seville. Church of Saint Louis of the French. Built by Leonardo de Figueroa (1650-1730) in baroque style. 1699-1734. Facade

Jesuits Take Oath - 1
FOUNDATION OF JESUIT ORDER Pierre Lefevre says mass as Loyola and his companions vow loyalty to their order at Montmartre on the Day of the Assumption

Baltrasar Gracian (1601-1658). Spanish writter and philosoph
Baltrasar Gracian (1601-1658). Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writter and philosopher. Arte de ingenio (1642, revised as Agudeza y arte de ingenio in 1648). Edition: Barcelona, 1757

Croatia. Dubrovnik. Saint Ignatius of Loyola church. 17th-18th centuries. Interior

Daniel Featley
DANIEL FEATLEY (orig. Fair- -clough) English churchman, rector of Lambeth, engaged in controversy with Jesuits on one hand, Baptists on other, imprisoned for Royalist views. Date: 1582 - 1645

LA Chalotais
Louis Rene de Caradeuc de LA CHALOTAIS French magistrate, notable for his antipathy for the Jesuits in 1762 Date: 1701 - 1785

Jesuits in India
Jesuit missionaries preach to the Brahmans Date: 1542

SALMERON, Alfonso (1515-1585). Biblical scholar and one of the first Jesuits. Engraving

History of the Missions, 1863. Jesuits with a mandarin
HENRION, Mathieu-Richard-Auguste, Baron of (1805 - 1862). General history of the missions from the thirteenth century to the present day. 1863. Lunch of Jesuit missionaries in a mandarin house

History of the Missions, 1863. King of Siam and Jesuits
HENRION, Mathieu-Richard-Auguste, Baron of (1805 - 1862). General history of the missions from the thirteenth century to the present day. 1863

Diego Lainez
DIEGO LAINEZ Spanish churchman, second superior general of the Jesuits. Date: 1512 - 1565

View of Rome, including So. Carlo, Palace of the Vatican, Museum of the Capitol, College of Jesuits, etc

Selling Indulgences C15
Jesuits sell indulgences to the people of Lucerne, Switzerland - the populace give the Church money in return for spending a shorter period in Purgatory... Date: 15th century

Cinchona - Quinine 2
Two varieties of the cinchona species (quinine) - known as Jesuits Bark because its healing properties were learnt from South American natives by Jesuit missionaries

Laurus Species
Three varieties of the laurus species (quinine) - known as Jesuits Bark because its healing properties were learnt from South American natives by Jesuit missionaries

The Ins and the Outs or the Jesuits treatment of his friends

Massacre of Hurons
Betrayed by the false promises of the Jesuits, the Hurons protect their escape from Canada, but are themselves massacred by the Iroquois, their traditional enemies

Jesuits in Paraguay
The Guarani natives of Paraguay are alarmed when the Jesuit missionaries arrive in a boat playing musical instruments, but are enchanted by the music

Jesuits in the Congo
The ruler of the Congo, angered when the Jesuit missionaries try to make him renounce his latest wife, expels them from his country

Bobadilla at Muhlberg
At the battle of Muhlberg, the Jesuit Bobadilla urges on the Catholic armies of Carl V, who utterly defeat the Protestants

Jesuits Profit in Japan
In Japan, the Jesuits engage in trade, at great profit to themselves though incurring blame at home and contempt in Japan (where merchants are considered ignoble) Date: circa 1600

Missionary in China
Jesuit Missionary in China

Jesuits in China
French Jesuit missionaries are received in audience by the Emperor of China

Ruined Jesuit Mission
The ruins of a Jesuit mission in Paraguay

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