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History of the Jesuits Regimini militantis Suppresion Jesuit Hierarchy Superior General Peter Hans Kolvenbach Ignatian Spirituality Spiritual Exercises Ad maiorem Dei gloriam Magis Discernment Famous Jesuits St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Francis Xavier Blessed Peter Faber St. Aloysius Gonzaga St. Robert Bellarmine Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life, death, ressurection, and teachings as presented in the New Testament. ... Image File history File links JHS-IHS-Monogram-Name-Jesus. ... Regimini militantis ecclesiae (“On the Supremacy of the Church Militant”) was the papal bull promulagated by Pope Paul III on September 27, 1540, which gave final approval to the formation of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, but limited the number of its members to... The Suppression of the Jesuits in Portugal, France, the Two Sicilies, Parma and the Spanish Empire by 1767 was a product of a series of political moves rather than a theological controversy. ... The Very Reverend Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. serves as the current Superior General. ... The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola is a brief set of meditations, prayers and mental exercises, available in various book formats, designed to be carried out over over a period of 28 to 30 days. ... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam, also known by the abbreviation AMDG, is the motto of the Society of Jesus, commonly referred to as the Jesuits. ... Magis [pronounced mah gís]] is a Jesuit phrase that means the more. It is taken from Ad majorem Dei gloriam, meaning for the greater glory of God. Magis referes to doing more for Christ. ... Discernment is a term used in the Catholic Church, and other Christian traditions to describe the process of ascertaining Gods will for ones life. ... This is an incomplete list of famous members of the Society of Jesus. ... Ignatius of Loyola Saint Ignatius of Loyola (December 24, 1491? – July 31, 1556), baptized Íñigo López de Loyola, was a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order commonly known as the Jesuits that was established to strengthen the Church, initially against Protestantism. ... Not to be confused with St. ... Peter Faber (French Pierre Lefevre, or Pierre Favre, Latin Petrus Faber) (April 13, 1506 - August 1, 1546) was a French Jesuit theologian and a cofounder of the Society of Jesus. ... Aloysius Gonzaga (9 March 1568 - 21 June 1591) was the oldest son of the Marquis Ferdinand of Castiglione, a prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and Marta Tana Santena, daughter of a baron from Piemonte, of the Della Rovere family. ... Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino (Saint Robert Bellarmine), a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church and a controversialist, was born at Montepulciano (35 km s. ...

Peter Hans Kolvenbach, current Superior-General of the Catholic order or the Jesuits, in Goa, India, Nov 9, 2006.

Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, SJ (born in Druten, November 30, 1928), is the 29th and current Superior General of the Society of Jesus, the largest religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 2025 KB) Peter Hans Kolvenbach, the Superior-General of the Catholic religious Order of the Jesuits, in Goa, western India, November 9, 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 2025 KB) Peter Hans Kolvenbach, the Superior-General of the Catholic religious Order of the Jesuits, in Goa, western India, November 9, 2006. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... Druten is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Very Reverend Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. serves as the current Superior General. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... Catholic religious orders are organizations of laity and/orclergy in the Roman Catholic Church who live under a common rule. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see Terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus, with its traditions first established by the Twelve Apostles and maintained through...

Kolvenbach's childhood was spent in Druten, the Netherlands, near Nijmegen where he attended Canisius College for his secondary studies. At Canisius he concentrated on modern languages. He entered the novitiate at Mariendaal on September 7, 1948. After completing philosophy studies at Berchmans Institute in Nijmegen, he was assigned to Lebanon, where he completed his doctorate in Sacred Theology at Université de Saint-Joseph in Beirut. Soon after in 1961 he was ordained a priest in the Armenian Catholic Church, an Eastern rite in communion with Rome. Druten is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area 57. ... A novitiate (also called a novice) is a member of a religious order who has not yet taken his/her vows. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason) means reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God. ... Universite de Saint-Joseph is a private higher institute of education founded by the Jesuits in 1875 in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its school of medicine and its hospital, Hôtel-Dieu de France. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... Roman Catholic deacon candidates prostrate before the altar of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles during a 2004 diaconate ordination liturgy Holy Orders in the modern Roman Catholic Church and in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Assyrian, Old Catholic, and Independent Catholic Churches, includes... Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ... After the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with the rest of Oriental Orthodoxy, formally broke off communion from the Chalcedonian churches, numerous Armenian bishops made attempts to restore communion with the Catholic Church (Rome). ...

The next years of his life were spent in academia, specifically in linguistics. From the period of 1963 to 1976 he taught general and Oriental linguistics at The Hague, Paris, and Beirut. Eventually he was appointed Professor of General Linguistics at Université de Saint-Joseph and served in that capacity until 1981, when he became rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute. During his time on the faculty of Saint-Joseph, he also served as provincial superior of the Jesuit vice-province of the Middle East. Arms of The Hague Flag of The city of The Hague. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... A provincial superior is a major superior of a religious order acting under the orders superior general and exercising a general supervision over all the local superiors in a territorial division of the order called a province (not to be confused with an ecclesiastical province which is a group... Province is a name for a subnational entity. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

During the 33rd General Congregation of the Society of Jesus, which was summoned to receive the resignation of Father Pedro Arrupe owing to ill-health (though the Vatican leadership was concerned about the direction the Society of Jesus was taking), Father Kolvenbach was elected Superior General. His election took place on 13 September 1983. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 2, 2006, Fr. Kolvenbach, informed members of the Society of Jesus, that with the consent of Pope Benedict XVI, he intends to step down in 2008, the year he will turn 80. The 35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus will convene on 5 January 2008 in Rome to elect a new superior general, and to decide other important policy for the Jesuit order in the years to come. Papal Arms of Pope Benedict XVI. The papal tiara was replaced with a bishops mitre, and pallium of the Pope was added beneath the coat of arms. ... The highest authority in the Society of Jesus is the General Congregation, an assembly of the Jesuit representatives from all parts of the world. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 8th century BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ...

While the Jesuit superior general is elected for life, the order's constitutions allow a superior to step down.