197th anniversary of the death of F. Clement Wigger (36) d. 1895 at Ricico, Zumbo, Province of Mozambique.
Anniversary:
120th anniversary of the death of P. Francis Keating (72) d. 1972 at Westbourne, Dorset, England.
Anniversary:
93rd anniversary of the death of P. Kurt Stefan Czekala (87) d. 1999 at Berlin, Germany.
Anniversary:
70th anniversary of the death of F. Theodore C. Bender (UEA) (87) d. 2022 at Weston, MA, USA.
Anniversary:
69th anniversary of the death of P. JoseĚ Augusto Alves de Sousa (POR) (89) d. 2023 at Lisbon, Portugal.
Birthday:
123rd birthday of P. Bruce BOTHA (born this day in 1969).
Birthday:
98th birthday of S. Anold Tarisai ZINDONDA (born this day in 1994).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1549
The first Jesuit martyr, Antonio Criminali, Servant of God, dies in India. He is the Protomartyr of the Society of Jesus.
1581
The Fourth General Congregation opens. It will elect Claudio Acquaviva. 1593. James Sales and Br. William Saultmouche die at the hands of the Huguenots.
1760
At Civita Vecchia, the landing of twenty Fathers and 190 scholastics from Portugal, victims of Pombalâs persecution.
1878
At Chicago, the death of Fr. Ferdinard Coosemans, who had a deep devotion to the blessed Sacrament and the Sacred Heart.
2014
Daniel Harrington dies. Biblical Scholar, New Testament Abstracts.
