Jesuits In Albania
The Jesuits in Albania refers to the Jesuits and Jesuit missions in Albania. History First contact The first contacts between the Society of Jesus and the Albanians took place in the 16th century, when the Jesuits trained Albanian clergy in different colleges. Those colleges included the Pontifical Greek College of Saint Athanasius, Greek College of Saint Athanasius in Rome, the Illyrian College of Loreto and later the College of the Propagation of Faith in Rome. The Jesuits didn’t exclusively teach Albanian Catholic clergy, in some occasions Albanian Orthodox clergy were prepared as well. A large number of Arbëreshë people, Arbëreshë clergy from Calabria and Sicily were educated in the Greek College of St. Athanasius. One of those students was Luca Matranga, who would later be known for translating the first Albanian catechism. The Greek College of St. Athanasius educated Basilian monks, Basilian missionaries, who went to Himarë in Southern Albania to preach for un ...
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Jesuits
, image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders = , founding_location = , type = Order of clerics regular of pontifical right (for men) , headquarters = Generalate:Borgo S. Spirito 4, 00195 Roma-Prati, Italy , coords = , region_served = Worldwide , num_members = 14,839 members (includes 10,721 priests) as of 2020 , leader_title = Motto , leader_name = la, Ad Majorem Dei GloriamEnglish: ''For the Greater Glory of God'' , leader_title2 = Superior General , leader_name2 = Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ , leader_title3 = Patron saints , leader_name3 = , leader_title4 = Ministry , leader_name4 = Missionary, educational, literary works , main_organ = La Civiltà Cattolica ...
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