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Université Saint-Joseph De Beyrouth
Saint Joseph University of Beirut (; French language, French: ''Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth'', commonly known as USJ) is a private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 1875 by French Society of Jesus, Jesuit missionaries and subsidized by the Government of France during the time when Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Lebanon was under Ottoman rule. As the oldest French university in Lebanon, it promotes Culture of Lebanon, Lebanese culture and upholds a policy of equal admission opportunity without consideration of Ethnoreligious group, ethno-religious affiliations. It advocates Multilingualism, trilingual education, offering instruction in Arabic, French language, French, and English language, English. It is known in Lebanon and the Middle East for its university hospital, the Hôtel-Dieu de France, and for its Law school, Faculty of Law, modern Lebanon's oldest law school and the first law school in Lebanon since the Ancient Rome, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam
''Ad maiorem Dei gloriam'' or ''Ad majórem Dei glóriam'', also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG, is a Latin language, Latin quote which can be translated as "For the greater glory of God." It has been used as a rallying cry for Catholics throughout history, especially during the Thirty Years' War, and is currently the motto of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), an order of the Catholic Church. Meaning The origin of the phrase is attributed to the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who intended it to serve as a cornerstone sentiment of the society's religious philosophy. The full phrase attributed to St. Ignatius is ''Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem'' or "for the greater glory of God and the salvation of humanity." It is a summary of the idea that any work that is not evil, even one that would normally be considered inconsequential to the spiritual life, can be spiritually meritorious if it is performed in order to give glory to God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
