Noteable Jesuits
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ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
- Ignatius fought in war and wanted a life of fame and power.
- He realized that studying books and the Saints were more important to him.
- He convinced many others to give themselves up to something too.
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SAINT PETER FABER
- St. Peter Faber grew up as a poor peasant with little education.
- Faber went to Paris and attended Sainte-Barbe college.
- He was a good friend of St. Francis Xavier.
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ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
- Xavier was a companion of Ignatius as a co-founder of the society of Jesus.
- He was a lifelong missionary.
- He had led an extensive mission into Asia.
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ST. PETER CLAVER
- He grew up in a prosperous farming family near Barcelona.
- At the University of Barcelona, he was thought of as kind and intelligent.
- He entered the Society of Jesus at age 20.
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ST. ALOYSUIS GONZAGA
- He was born into a wealthy family in northern Italy.
- He caught a disease which troubled his kidneys.
- While he was ill, he had time to read about the Saints and pray.
