116th anniversary of the death of P. Francis Johanny (93) d. 1958 at Salisbury, Rhodesia.
Anniversary:
108th anniversary of the death of F. Joseph Butwillo (83) d. 1966 at Heythrop, England.
Anniversary:
63rd anniversary of the death of P. Patrick Moloney (91) d. 2011 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1527
At Alcala, St. Ignatius accused of having advised two noblewomen to undertake a pilgrimage on foot to Compostella, was cast into prison.
1537
Ignatius, Francis Xavier and ï¬ve of the companions were ordained priests in Venice, Italy.
1578
The death in Clare, Ireland, of David Wolfe, pioneer Jesuit of the Irish mission, after ï¬ve years imprisonment.
1580
Edmund Campion, disguised as a jeweler, arrives in Dover, England. 1773. By order of Clement XIV, the Archives of the Roman Novitiate were sealed.
1782
The Jesuits in White Russia are permitted by Empress Catherine to elect a General. Fr. Czerniewicz is elected, took the title of Vicar-General, with the powers of General.
1782
The Jesuits in White Russia were permitted by the Empress Catherine to elect a superior general. They chose Father Czerniewicz, who took the title of vicar general, with the powers of the general. There wereï¬ve Polish Congregation during the suppression of the Society of Jesus. This Congregations elected Vicar General: Stanislaw Czerniewicz (1782), Gabriel Lenkiewicz (1785), Franciszek Kareu (1798) who was canonically conï¬rmed as Superior General by the Pope Pius VII, and then also as Superior Generals Gabriel Gruber (1802) and Tadeusz Brozozowski (1805).
1872
Imperial law permits the expulsion of Jesuits from the German Empire.
1984
Michel Foucault, philosopher, dies. Jesuit alumnus.
