Jesuit Saints

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  • Dec 3, 1552

    Saint Francis Xavier

    Saint Francis Xavier
    The cofounder of the Society of Jesus. Led a large mission to Asia. Helped spread Catholicism to India and Japan
  • Period: Dec 3, 1552 to

    Jesuit Saints

  • Jul 31, 1556

    Saint Ignatius

    Saint Ignatius
    Born in 1491,Founder of the Jesuits. His conversion experience came after he was hit in the leg with a cannon ball.
  • Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I
    Elizabeth I becomes the regnant queen of England and Ireland. The last monarch of the Tudor Dynasty.
  • Mar 1, 1562

    French Wars of Religion

    French Wars of Religion
    A fight between mostly Catholics and Protestants. Both sides fighting over Houses in France. These last until 1598.
  • Jan 1, 1564

    Important People

    Important People
    Galileo and William Shakespeare are born. Michalangelo and Calvin both die.
  • Aug 15, 1568

    Saint Stanislaus Kostka

    Saint Stanislaus Kostka
    Born in 1550 and died in 1568. Is a ver popular saint among the Polish community.He entered the Jesuits when he was only 17 and later foretold his death a few days be fore it happened.
  • Sep 30, 1572

    Saint Francis Borgia

    Saint Francis Borgia
    Was born the 4th Duke of Gandia and later became the 3rd Superior General of the Jesuits. Founded what would become Gregorian University.
  • Jul 26, 1581

    Netherlands

    Netherlands
    The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Act of Abjuration. Public Practice of Roman Catholicism is prohibited.
  • Dec 1, 1581

    Saint Edmund Campion

    Saint Edmund Campion
    An English Jesuit, who was marytered as a traitor who would not reject his faith in order to accept the Anglican way and survive.

  • Ivan the Terrible

    Ivan the Terrible
    Ivan the Terrible dies, ruler of Russia since 1533.

  • Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

    Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
    Was a part of the prestigious House of Gonzaga. He gave up the right of inheritence in order to become a Jesuit.He volunteered in a Jesuit hospital during the plague.

  • KOREA VS. JAPAN

    KOREA VS. JAPAN
    The Seven Years War between Japan and Korea begins in 1592.

  • Shakespeare

    Shakespeare
    The probable first performance of Shakespeare's Richard II, Romeo and Juliet, and A MIdsummer Nights Dream in London.

  • Saint Peter Canisius

    Saint Peter Canisius
    An important Jesuit who fought against the spread of Protestantism. Also he is credited with the restoration of the Catholic Church in Germany after the Reformation.