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| Anniversary: | 33rd anniversary of the death of F. Vincent McArdle (79) d. 2006 at Manchester, England.  |
| Anniversary: | 28th anniversary of the death of P. Gerry Lorriman (96) d. 2011 at Cape Town, RSA. |
| Anniversary: | 27th anniversary of the death of P. Richard Cremins (89) d. 2012 at Dublin, Ireland. |
| Anniversary: | 22nd anniversary of the death of F. Peter Doyle (HIB) (84) d. 2017 at Dublin, Ireland. |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1595 | At Tyburn, the martyrdom of Robert Southwell after he had suffered brutal tortures in Topcliffe's house and in prison. He embraced the gaoler who brought him word that he was to be executed. As he breathed his last, Lord Mountjoy, who presided over the execution, exclaimed: "May my soul be one day with that of this man." |
| 1608 | The GC 6 was convened. The sixty-four members of the Congregation confirmed Aquaviva’s leadership and their confidence in him. |
| 1616 | At Seville died Father Alphonsus Rodriguez, full of days and merits, for he had reached the 90th year of his age and the 70th in the Society. He had been Master of Novices for 40 years and wrote that golden work The Practice of Christian Perfection, one of the most influential spiritual works ever written. There have been 50 editions in Spanish, and it has been translated into twenty four languages. |
| 1900 | Fr. Genicot, S.J. dies Professor of Moral Theology at Louvain, age 44. |
| 1984 | Francis Rouleau, S.J. dies He was an historian and expert on the Chinese Rites Controversy. |
| 2001 | Pope John Paul II creates forty four new cardinals, including Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J. |
| 2013 | Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. |
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