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There is a Jesuit Pope now, but who are the Jesuits?

Thursday, Mar 14, 2013, 14:18 IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
Daniel Pinto
@pintodna

Besides being the first South American pontiff, Pope Francis is also the first Jesuit Pope. DNA tells you everything you need to know about this religious order.

  • St Ignatius as the Superior General and (below) the symbol of the Society of Jesus
  • Jesuits at Akbar's court in India, in 605
  • Painting of Fr Jacques Marquette, who along with Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River
  • Athanasius Kircher (1601-1680), German Jesuit who made note of
  • Peruvian Dominican priest Gustavo Gutiérrez, the man who coined the term 'Liberation Theology'
 
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