NOTABLE JESUITS

5 NOTABLE JESUITS

• Ignatius
• Saint Francis Xavier
• Saint Edmond Campion
• Saint Peter Faber
• Saint Robert Bellarmine

SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

• Lived from 1491-1556
• Spanish soldier
• Was injured in battle
• He turned to God, and his life was saved
• He then became a servant of Christ
• Ignatius' feast day is July 31

SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER

• Lived from 1502-1552
• He worked in the Roman Catholic missionary
• Co-founder of the Society of Jesus
• His feast day is December 3
• He is the patron saint of Catholic and African missions, India, and China

SAINT EDMOND CAMPION

• Roman Catholic priest and martyr
• Lived 1540-1581
• He started an underground ministry
• He was convicted of treason and executed
• His feast day is December 1

SAINT PETER FABER

• The first Jesuit priest
• Co-founder of the Society of Jesus
• Lived 1506-1546
• Ignatius' first companion
• His feast day is August 1

SAINT ROBERT BELLARMINE

• An Italian Jesuit cardinal
• Lived 1542-1621
• patron saint of Catholic education
• His feast day is September 17
• He was an opponent of the Protestant doctrines of the Reformation