NOTABLE JESUITS

ST. IGNATIUS

• Founded the society of jesus
• During his convalescence he came to christ
• Wrote a book on spirit exercises and prayers

FRANCES XAVIER

• Helped ignatius found the Jesuit order
• Translated different religious texts
• Went on a mission trip with ignatius

PETER FABER

• Co founder of the society of Jesus
• Tutor and friend of Ignatius
• Professor of theology at Rome

PETER CLAVER

• Dedicated his life to the aid of African slaves
• Baptized an estimated 300,000 slaves
• He nursed the sick slaves and comforted the scared ones

Aloysius Gonzaga

• Destined for a military career as a noble man,but gave up this life to join the jesuit order
• volunteered to care for the sick and dying at a Jesuit hospital when plague broke out in Rome
• Died shortly before his ordination from the disease

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