Giovanni Pietro Maffei
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Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation...
, founder of the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
, and also wrote about the activities of the Society in the Orient
Orient
The Orient means "the East." It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Far East, in relation to Europe. In English it is a metonym that means various parts of Asia.- Derivation :...
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Works
- De vita et moribus B. P. Ignatii Loiolae, qui societatem Jesu fundavit.
- Vite di diciassette confessori di Cristo
- Le istorie dell' Indie Orientali
- La chirurgia
- Rerum a Societate Jesu in Oriente gestarvm tractatus