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| Anniversary: | 108th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Klimas (77) d. 1980 at Warsaw, Poland.  |
| Anniversary: | 71st anniversary of the death of P. João Rebelo Valente Pereira Cabral (94) d. 2017 at Porto, Portugal.  |
| Anniversary: | 66th anniversary of the death of P. James Chaning-Pearce (SAP) (81) d. 2022 at St Beuno's, Tremeirchion, N Wales.  |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1555 | A letter from St. Ignatius to Claudius, the Emperor of Ethiopia, urging reunion with the church of Rome. |
| 1700 | The death of Paul Hoste, mathematician and expert historian on construction of ships and naval warfare. |
| 1945 | The freeing and rescue of 76 Jesuits and others from the Philippine internment camp, as USA troops take over. |
| 1970 | William J. Young, S.J. dies writer and translator of Ignatian/Jesuit spirituality. |
| 1982 | All Jesuit provincials assemble at Villa Cavaletti at the request of the Pontifical Delegate, Fr. Dezza, and meet until March 3rd. |
| 1984 | Joseph Putz, S.J. dies age 99 in India. He was a peritus at Vatican II, scholar, teacher, theologian, editor of Clergy Monthly for 33 years. |
| 1994 | Joseph Fichter, S.J. dies age 85, sociologist, writer. He served as Stillman Professor of Roman Catholic studies at Harvard University. |
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