Company of Jesus
Americannoun
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Mama Antula collaborated in the performance of spiritual exercises based on the writings of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Company of Jesus in 1534, according to her biographer.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
You were talking of the grand style in which the sons of your master the merchant went to the college of the Company of Jesus.
From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Spiritual Exercises, 401 f. founds Company of Jesus, 402 f. death, 405. autobiography, 588. judged by Lagarde, 736.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
His military training made him dream of forming a spiritual knighthood to battle for the salvation of souls: "Company of Jesus" is a military term.
From Heroic Spain by O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle
In due time Luigi joined the Company of Jesus, renounced this world, and died at Rome in the odor of sanctity, after doing such good works as surprised every one.
From Italian Journeys by Howells, William Dean
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