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St Ignatius of Loyola, born as Inigo Lopez de Loyola, was the author of the Spiritual Exercises and founder, with nine companions, of the Society of Jesus in 1540. More >>
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St Francis Xavier, companion of Ignatius, brought the Gospel to India, Japan and other parts of Asia, and is recognised as the greatest Christian missionary since St Paul. More >>
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Blessed Pierre Favre was one of the original companions who formed the Society of Jesus with Ignatius in 1540. He was appointed by Pope Paul III to be one of the papal theologians at the Council of Trent. More >>
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St Nicholas Owen was a Jesuit brother, a mason and carpenter by trade. He used his skills in the construction of ingenious 'priest-holes' for the concealment of fugitive priests in safe-houses. He was captured and tortured to death in 1606. More >>
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Blessed Edward Oldcorne and Blessed Ralph Ashley were English Jesuits, falsely accused of involvement in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. They were hanged, drawn and quartered in 1606. More >>
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Fr Henry Garnet was the Superior of the English Jesuits, who had heard of the Gunpowder Plot within the confessional and was accused of treason for refusing to break the seal of confession. He was hanged in 1606. More >>
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