145th anniversary of the death of P. Peter Dichamp (57) d. 1911 at Stonyhurst, Lancs, England.
Anniversary:
139th anniversary of the death of F. Augustine Zurek (70) d. 1917 at Katondwe, N. Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
119th anniversary of the death of F. Jacob Longa (80) d. 1937 at Kasisi, N. Rhodesia.
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93rd anniversary of the death of P. Henry Quin (88) d. 1963 at Salisbury, Rhodesia.
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57th anniversary of the death of P. Joseph McDonald (81) d. 1999 at Chikuni, Zambia.
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49th anniversary of the death of F. Amadeu Inácio (93) d. 2007 at Cernache, Portugal.
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38th anniversary of the death of P. Shaun Carls (SAF) (54) d. 2018 at Clarens, RSA.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1612
At Quito died Mark Antonio, an Italian lay-brother known as "the Saint." To the age of 80, he macerated his body with fasts, disciplines, hair shirts. Once during Mass he was seen raised in the air, his face shining with light.
1742
Pope Benedict XIV forbade the Chinese and Malabar Rites; persecution broke out at once in China.
