NOTABLE JESUITS

ST IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

• Ignatius' real name is Iñigo de Oñaz y Loyola
• He created the Jesuit order or "Society of Jesus"
• He was canonized 66 years after his death

ST FRANCIS XAVIER

• Francis was born in a castle
• He became good friends with St Ignatius
• He was one of the founders of the Jesuit order

ST PETER FABER

• Peter was roommates in Paris with Ignatius and Francis Xavier
• He was one of the founders of the Jesuit order
• He was canonized by Pope Francis in 2013

ST ALOYSIUS GONZAGA

• Gonzaga was born to a powerful Italian family
• He served on the Grand Duke Francesco I de’Medici at age 8
• He joined the Jesuit order and left his powerful family

ST EDMUND CAMPION

• Edmund was originally an Anglican deacon in England
• He was accepted by the Jesuits when he visited Rome
• He was hanged, drawn and quartered after being arrested for practicing Catholicism

These five Jesuit leaders helped shape the order into what it is today.