The

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of the

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(also known as the

Jesuits The Society of Jesus ( la, Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuits (; la, Iesuitæ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

) are listed here alphabetically. The list includes Jesuit saints from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Since the founder of the Jesuits, St Ignatius of Loyola, was canonised in 1622, there have been 52 other Jesuits canonised.List of saints
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José de Anchieta José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo (Joseph of Anchieta) (19 March 1534 – 9 June 1597) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's ...

(1534–1597), Spanish missionary to Brazil. * Modeste Andlauer (1847–1900), martyred in China during the

Boxer Rebellion The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, the Boxer Insurrection, or the Yihetuan Movement, was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, b ...

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Edmund Arrowsmith Edmund Arrowsmith ''(baptized as "Brian Arrowsmith")'', SJ (c. 1585 – 28 August 1628) was one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales of the Catholic Church. The main source of information on Arrowsmith is a contemporary account written ...

(1585–1628), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

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Robert Bellarmine Robert Bellarmine, SJ ( it, Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino; 4 October 1542 – 17 September 1621) was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was canonized a saint in 1930 and named Doctor of the Church, one of only 3 ...

(1542–1621),

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and

Doctor of the Church Doctor of the Church (Latin: ''doctor'' "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: ''Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis''), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribu ...

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John Berchmans John Berchmans ( nl, Jan Berchmans ; 13 March 1599 – 13 August 1621) was a Jesuit scholastic and is a saint in the Catholic Church. In 1615, the Jesuits opened a college at Mechelen and Berchmans was one of the first to enroll. His spiritual ...

(1599–1621), Belgian seminarian. *

Jacques Berthieu Jacques Berthieu (born 27 November 1838 at Polminhac, Cantal, France; died 8 June 1896 at Ambiatibe, Madagascar), was a French Jesuit, priest and missionary in Madagascar. He died during the Menalamba rebellion of 1896. Berthieu was 57 years ol ...

(1838–1896), French missionary who died as a martyr in Madagascar. *

Andrew Bobola Andrew Bobola, SJ ( pl, Andrzej Bobola; 1591 – 16 May 1657) was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the Apostle of Lithuania and the "hunter of souls". He was beaten and tortured to death during the Khmelnytsky Up ...

(1591–1657), Polish martyr. *

Francis Borgia Francis Borgia ( ca-valencia, Francesc de Borja; es, Francisco de Borja; 28 October 1510 – 30 September 1572) was a Spanish Jesuit priest. The great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI, he was Duke of Gandía and a grandee of Spain. After t ...

(1510–1572), third

Superior General of the Society of Jesus The superior general of the Society of Jesus is the leader of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic religious order also known as the Jesuits. He is generally addressed as Father General. The position sometimes carries the nickname of the Black Po ...

. * John de Brebeuf (1593–1649), French-Canadian martyr. *

Alexander Briant Alexander Briant (17 August 1556 – 1 December 1581) was an English Jesuit and martyr, executed at Tyburn. Life He was born in Somerset, and entered Hart Hall, Oxford (now Hertford College), at an early age. While there, he became a ...

(1556–1581), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. *

John de Brito John de Britto (also spelled ''Brito''; pt, João de Brito), also known as Arul Anandar, (born in Lisbon, Portugal on 1 March 1647 – died at Orur, Tamil Nadu, India on 4 February 1693) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr, often cal ...

(1647–1693), Portuguese missionary martyred in India.

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Edmund Campion Edmund Campion, SJ (25 January 15401 December 1581) was an English Jesuit priest and martyr. While conducting an underground ministry in officially Anglican England, Campion was arrested by priest hunters. Convicted of high treason, he was ...

(1540–1581), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. *

Peter Canisius Peter Canisius ( nl, Pieter Kanis; 8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was a Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest. He became known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, S ...

(1521–1597), significant figure in the Counter-Reformation, Doctor of the Church. * Juan de Castillo (1596–1628), martyred in Paraguay. *

Noël Chabanel Noël Chabanel (February 2, 1613 – December 8, 1649) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the Canadian Martyrs. Biography Chabanel entered the Jesuit novitiate at Toulouse at the age of seventeen, and was ...

(1613–1649), one of the

Canadian Martyrs The Canadian Martyrs, also known as the North American Martyrs ( French: ''Saints martyrs canadiens'', Holy Canadian Martyrs), were eight Jesuit missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. They were ritually tortured and killed on various d ...

. * Peter Claver (1580–1654), Spanish missionary in South America. * Claude de la Colombiere (1641–1682), Spiritual director and writer.

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* Anthony Daniel (1601–1648), one of the

. * Paul Denn (1847–1900), martyred in China during the

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* Philip Evans (1645–1679), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

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* Peter Favre (1506–1546), first French Jesuit and co-founder of the Society.

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Thomas Garnet Thomas Garnet (9 November 1575 – 23 June 1608) was a Jesuit priest who was executed in London. He is the protomartyr (i.e., the first martyr associated with a place) of Saint Omer and of Stonyhurst College. He was executed at Tyburn an ...

(1575–1608), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. * Charles Garnier (1606–1649), martyred at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. * Francis de Geronimo (1642–1716), Italian missionary. *

Aloysius Gonzaga Aloysius de Gonzaga ( it, Luigi Gonzaga; 9 March 156821 June 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious epid ...

(1568–1591), Italian, patron saint of young Christians. * Roque González de Santa Cruz (1576–1628), the film The Mission is based on his life. * John Soan de Goto (1578–1597), one of the

Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan The were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan. A promising beginning to Catholic missions in Ja ...

. * Rene Goupil (1608–1642), French missionary and one of the first

North American martyrs The Canadian Martyrs, also known as the North American Martyrs (French language, French: ''Saints martyrs canadiens'', Holy Canadian Martyrs), were eight Jesuit missions in North America#Missions, Jesuit missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the H ...

. * Melchior Grodziecki (1582–1619), Polish martyr.

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* Alberto Hurtado (1901–1952), Chilean social reformer.

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Rémy Isoré Rémy Isoré was a French Jesuit priest, he was martyred during Boxer Rebellion in China. He was declared a Saint by Pope John Paul II in 2000. Early life and education Isore was born in Bambecque, France on 22 January 1852. He studied to bec ...

(1852–1900), martyred in China during the

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Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, S.J. (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; eu, Ignazio Loiolakoa; es, Ignacio de Loyola; la, Ignatius de Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, ...

(1491–1556), co-founder of the

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Isaac Jogues Isaac Jogues, S.J. (10 January 1607 – 18 October 1646) was a French missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the Iroquois The Iroquois ( or ), officially the Haudenosaunee ( meaning "people of the longhouse"), are an Iroqu ...

(1607–1646), one of the

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James Kisai James Kisai, SJ, also known as or Jacobo Kisai, was a Japanese Jesuit lay brother and saint, one of the 26 Martyrs of Japan. Out of the 26, Kisai, Paul Miki, and John Soan de Goto were the only Jesuits to be executed in Nagasaki on February 5, 15 ...

(1533-1597), one of the

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Stanislaus Kostka Stanisław Kostka S.J. (28 October 1550 – 15 August 1568) was a Polish novice of the Society of Jesus. He is venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Stanislaus Kostka (as distinct from his namesake, the 11th-century Bishop of Kraków ...

(1550–1568), Polish novice.

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Jean de Lalande Jean de Lalande, SJ (died October 19, 1646) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American Martyrs. He was killed at the Mohawk village of Ossernenon after being captured by warriors. Life Jean d ...

(died 1646), martyred at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. * Gabriel Lalemant (1610–1649), one of the

. * David Lewis (1616–1679), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

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* Lèon-Ignance Mangin (1857–1900), martyred in China during the

. * Paul Miki (1562–1597), one of the

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(1595–1645), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

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* John Ogilvie (1579–1615), Scottish Jesuit martyr during reign of

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Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo (10 March 1598 – 15 November 1628) was a Spanish Jesuit priest who was sent as a missionary among the Guarani people in Paraguay. He is honored as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. Life Rodríguez was born ...

(1598-1628), Spanish missionary to Paraguay. * Nicholas Owen (c. 1550–1606), built

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in the reign of

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of England.

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Joseph Pignatelli Joseph Mary Pignatelli, SJ ( es, José María Pignatelli) (27 December 1737 – 15 November 1811) was a Spanish priest who was the unofficial leader of the Jesuits in exile in Sardinia, after the suppression of the Society. Supervising its re ...

(1737–1811), unofficial leader of the Jesuits during the

Suppression of the Society of Jesus The suppression of the Jesuits was the removal of all members of the Society of Jesus from most of the countries of Western Europe and their colonies beginning in 1759, and the abolishment of the order by the Holy See in 1773. The Jesuits were ...

. * Stephen Pongracz (1584–1619), martyr from Transylvania.

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* Bernardino Realino (1530–1616), pastor of

Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the provinc ...

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John Francis Regis Jean-François Régis, commonly known as Saint John Francis Regis and Saint Regis, (31 January 1597 – 31 December 1640), was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1737. A tireless p ...

(1597–1640), French priest. * Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532–1617), Jesuit brother, Spanish writer and mystic. *

José María Rubio Jose Maria Rubio (22 July 1864 – 2 May 1929) was a Spanish Jesuit, known as the Apostle of Madrid by the Bishop of Madrid. He was canonised in 2003 by Pope John Paul II. Childhood and adolescence Son of farmers and the oldest of thirteen brot ...

(1864–1929), Spanish priest, canonized in 2003.

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* Robert Southwell (c. 1561–1595), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. * André de Soveral (1572–1645), Brazilian, one of the Martyrs of Natal.

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* Henry Walpole (1558–1595), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

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Francis Xavier Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December ...

(1506–1552), co-founder of the Society of Jesus, Spanish missionary to Asia.

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