Jesuit Order
The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J. and S.I. or SJ, SI ) is a Roman Catholic Church religious order whose members are called Jesuits. The order was founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Alcala de Henares | Jesuit College and Church | |
| Brugge | church of Saint Walburga | |
| Cartagena | Iglesia de San Pedro Claver | |
| Cesky Krumlov | Renaissance Jesuite college | |
| Churches of Chiloé | ||
| City of Luxembourg | The Notre-Dame Cathedral "was originally a Jesuit church". | |
| Dubrovnik | Church of St. Ignatius and the Jesuit College | |
| Fasil Ghebbi | "the Baroque style brought to Gondar by the Jesuit missionaries" (unesco website) | |
| Ferrara | Chiesa del Gesù | |
| Florence | San Giovannino degli Scolopi: "In the mid-16th century, Cosimo I applied the inheritance of a Giovanni di Lando of the neighboring Gori family to the erection of a church for the newly arrived Jesuits (1577)." | |
| Graz | Jesuit College | |
| Great Spa Towns of Europe | The former Jesuit Monastery close to the Collegiate church became the conversation house/Kurhaus until 1825 and afterwards the Town Hall. (nom file) | |
| Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba | ||
| Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesus | ||
| Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos | ||
| Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis | ||
| L'viv | The St. Peter and Paul Church of the Jesuit Order [Kostiol Jezuitiv] | |
| Macao | Saint Paul's Church | |
| Mbanza Kongo | The main archaeological site, Tadi dya Bukikwa (“inverted stone” or “that which has not yet revealed its contents” in the Kikongo language), corresponds in all probability to the Jesuit college (AB ev) | |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | The Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso was founded in 1572 by the first Jesuits that reached present-day Mexico. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Spanish Dominion, in 1767, the building kept its educational role, even housing the School of Law and the School of Medicine after the Independence. | |
| Naples | Ges? Nuovo | |
| Nesvizh | The Corpus Christi Church (constructed 1587-1593) is one of the earliest Jesuit churches in the world (wiki) | |
| Olinda | Jesuit College | |
| Panamá | Remains of a Jesuit Church at Panama Viejo | |
| Prague | St Nicholas Church | |
| Puebla | Jesuit Church | |
| Quebrada de Humahuaca | Jesuit Church in Purmamarca | |
| Querétaro | Reales Colegios de San Ignacio y San Francisco Javier were both founded by the Jesuits. | |
| Quito | Jesuit College of La Compania | |
| Rome | Saint Ignatius' Church and Jesus Church | |
| Salvador de Bahia | The Cathedral was a former Jesuit Church | |
| San Cristobal de La Laguna | Casa de los Jesuitas (Building started in 1733, by the Jesuit fathers, who moved in in 1737 and moved out again in 1767, when they were expelled from the Island.) | |
| San Miguel de Allende | Atotonilco Sanctuary | |
| Santiago de Compostela | Convent and Church of Santo Agostiño is now occupied by Jesuits | |
| Siena | The Collegio Tolomei, founded in 1676, was "run as a seminary by the Jesuits and targeted youth from the noble families in Siena", until the suppression of the Jesuit order in 1773. | |
| Sucre | Convent of the Jesuits | |
| Syracuse | "Church of the Collegio (built by the Jesuits in the 17th century)" (AB Ev) | |
| Telc | "Baroque elements were introduced by the Jesuits, who built a college (1651-65) and the Church of the Name of Jesus (1666-67)." (ICOMOS) | |
| Toledo | Saint Ildefonso's Church | |
| Val di Noto | Santa Maria del Gesu at Ragusa, Jesuite college at Notto and at Caltagirone | |
| Valletta | Jesuit Church | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Chiesa dei Gesuiti | |
| Vienna | Jesuit Church | |
| Wachau Cultural Landscape | Jesuitenkolleg in Krems | |
| Zacatecas | Santo Domingo and College |
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