This is an alphabetical list of historically notable members of the

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* Piotr Abramowicz (1619-1697), Polish missionary *

José de Acosta José de Acosta (1539 or 1540 in Medina del Campo, Spain – February 15, 1600 in Salamanca, Spain) was a sixteenth-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist in Latin America. His deductions regarding the ill effects of crossing over the ...

, Spanish

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; author of '' The Natural and Moral History of the Indies'' *

Rodolfo Acquaviva Rodolfo Acquaviva (2 October 1550 – 25 July 1583) was an Italian Jesuit missionary and priest in India who served the court of Akbar the Great from 1580 to 1583. He was killed in 1583 and beatified in 1893. Family Rodolfo Acquaviva was the ...

, Italian Jesuit missionary and priest in India * François d'Aguilon, Belgian mathematician and

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...

* Mateo Aimerich, Spanish

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

* Giacomo Maria Airoli, Italian Orientalist and scriptural commentator * Edward Alacampe, English philosopher;

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of Rome * Giulio Alenio, Italian missionary to China, called the "

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of the West" *

Claude-Jean Allouez Claude Jean Allouez (June 6, 1622 – August 28, 1689) was a Jesuit missionary and French explorer of North America. He established a number of missions among the indigenous people living near Lake Superior. Biography Allouez was born in Saint ...

, French Jesuit, missionary to

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* Diego Francisco Altamirano, Spanish author * Charles Aylmer, Irish Jesuit, superior of the Dublin Residence *

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (sometimes Amyot; ; February 1718October 9, 1793) was a French Jesuit missionary in Qing China, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Life Joseph Marie Amiot was born at Toulon. He entered the Society of Jesus in 17 ...

, French missionary to China *

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 h ...

, Spanish missionary in Brazil, founder of

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*Saint Modeste Andlauer, martyred in China * Antal Andrassy, second Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rozsnyó *

Yves Marie André Yves Marie André (1675–1764), also known as le Père André, was a French Jesuit mathematician, philosopher, and essayist. André entered the Society of Jesus in 1693. Although distinguished in his scholastic studies, he adhered to Gallicani ...

, French mathematician, philosopher, and essayist *

Juan Andrés Juan Andrés y Morell (15 February 1740 in Planes, Alicante12 January 1817 in Rome) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, Christian humanist and literary critic of the Age of Enlightenment. He was the creator of world history and comparative literature (i ...

, prolific 18th-century Spanish writer * Renatus Andrieux, victim of the

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* Francesco degli Angeli, missionary to Ethiopia *Johannes Arnoldi, German missionary, martyred in Germany *Saint Edmund Arrowsmith, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales * Stefano Arteaga, Spanish writer *Fr.

Pedro Arrupe Pedro Arrupe Gondra, SJ (14 November 1907 – 5 February 1991) was a Spanish Basque priest who served as the 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983. He has been called a second founder of the Society, as he led the Jesui ...

, 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus who led the first rescue party in Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb. * Xabier Arzalluz, Spanish

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

leader; later left the Society * Berndt David Assarsson (1892-1955), Swedish

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, historical author and psalmist *

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal Joanna of Austria (in Castilian, ''Doña Juana de Austria''; in Portuguese, ''Dona Joana de Áustria'', 24 June 1535 – 7 September 1573) was Princess of Portugal by marriage to João Manuel, Prince of Portugal. She served as regent of S ...

, reputed to have taken the order's vows under the name Mateo Sánchez * Hyacinthe Robillard d'Avrigny (1675-1719), historian *Miguel de Ayatumo, venerated Filipino seminarian dubbed as "Saint Aloysius Gonzaga of the Philippines"

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* Jakob Balde, German

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ist, court chaplain to Maximillian I * John Ballard, English Jesuit priest executed for being involved in an attempt to assassinate Queen

Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Eli ...

Hans Urs von Balthasar Hans Urs von Balthasar (12 August 1905 – 26 June 1988) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered an important Catholic theologian of the 20th century. He was announced as his choice to become a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, b ...

, 20th-century theologian, Jesuit from 1928 to 1950 when he left the order to found a new community with

Adrienne von Speyr Adrienne von Speyr (20 September 1902 – 17 September 1967) was a Swiss Catholic convert, physician, mystic, and author of some sixty books of spirituality and theology. Biography Early life Adrienne von Speyr was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, ...

* Balthazar of Loyola, Moroccan prince who converted to Christianity and became a Jesuit priest * Cipriano Barace, Spanish missionary and martyr *

Ignacio Martín-Baró Ignacio Martín-Baró (November 7, 1942 in Valladolid, Castilla y Leon, Spain – November 16, 1989 in San Salvador, El Salvador) was a scholar, social psychologist, philosopher and Jesuit priest. He was one of the victims of the 1989 murder ...

, martyr in El Salvador *

Pedro Barreto Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno (; born 12 February 1944) is a Peruvian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Huancayo since 2004 and a cardinal since 2018. Biography Barreto was born in Lima, Peru, on 12 February 1944 and en ...

, Peruvian cardinal proclaimed by

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in 2018. *

Augustin Barruel Augustin Barruel (October 2, 1741 – October 5, 1820) was a French publicist and Jesuit priest. He is now mostly known for setting forth the conspiracy theory involving the Bavarian Illuminati and the Jacobins in his book ''Memoirs Illustrating ...

, French writer *

Florian Baucke Florian Baucke, also Florian Paucke, Florian Pauke, es, Florián Baucke (24 September 1719, Winzig ( pl, Wińsko), Duchy of Silesia, Silesia/Lands of the Bohemian Crown, Bohemian Royal Lands, (15261742) Habsburg monarchy (Austria) 14 July 1779 ...

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n and Bohemian Jesuit missionary to South America *

Michel Baudouin Michel Baudouin (Baudoin), (16 March 1691 – 1768), a Jesuit missionary, was born at Quebec and was the brother of Gervais Baudoin and son of Gervais Baudouin. Michel began his Jesuit noviciate at Bordeaux, France Bordeaux ( , ; Ga ...

, Superior-General of the Louisiana Mission (1749 to 1763) * Joseph Bayma, wrote "Molecular Mechanics" in 1866 *

Augustin Bea Augustin Bea, S.J. (28 May 1881 – 16 November 1968), was a German Jesuit priest, cardinal, and scholar at the Pontifical Gregorian University, specialising in biblical studies and biblical archaeology. He also served as the personal confessor ...

, German cardinal,

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at the Vatican II council *

Nicolas-Ignace de Beaubois Nicolas-Ignace de Beaubois (October 15, 1689 – January 13, 1770) was a French Jesuit priest and missionary who joined the Canadian mission in Quebec in 1719. In 1724, he became the superior of the Mississippi Valley colony and missions. In 1727, ...

, French missionary to Quebec * Jan Beckx, Belgian Superior General (1853-1887) * Franz Jozef van Beeck, Dutch theologian who taught in the US *

Joop Beek Josephus Beek SJ (Joop or Jopie) (12 March 1917 in Amsterdam – 17 September 1983 in Jakarta) was a Dutch and later Indonesian Jesuit, priest, educator and politician. From approximately 1965 until approximately 1975 he was a very importan ...

, Dutch and Indonesian educator and presidential political advisor *

Johann Adam Schall von Bell Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1 May 1591 – 15 August 1666) was a German Jesuit, astronomer and instrument-maker. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China (where he is remembered as "Tang Ruowang") and became an adviser to the Shunz ...

, German missionary to China; astronomer *Saint

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 37. ...

, Italian Cardinal and theologian, Doctor of the Church * Aloysius Bellecius (1704-1757), Jesuit ascetic author *Saint

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 ...

, Jesuit seminarian from Belgium *

Jorge Mario Bergoglio Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013 ...

, Argentinian, first Jesuit to be elected

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(2013) * Thomas V. Bermingham, American academic who worked on ''

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'' * Prosper Bernard, Canadian missionary to China, killed by the Japanese *

Joaquin G. Bernas Joaquin G. Bernas SJ (July 7, 1932 – March 6, 2021) was a Jesuit priest, lawyer, college professor and writer who was Dean Emeritus of the Ateneo de Manila Law School in Makati, Philippines. He was a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commi ...

, Filipino constitutionalist *

Daniel Berrigan Daniel Joseph Berrigan (May 9, 1921 – April 30, 2016) was an American Jesuit priest, anti-war activist, Christian pacifist, playwright, poet, and author. Berrigan's active protest against the Vietnam War earned him both scorn and admi ...

, American political activist, poet, and professor at Fordham University *Saint Jacques Berthieu, French Jesuit priest, missionary and first blessed Martyr of

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*Blessed Jan Beyzym, Polish missionary to people with

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in Madagascar *

Giuseppe Biancani Giuseppe Biancani, SJ (Latin: Josephus Blancanus) (1566–1624) was an Italian Jesuit astronomer, mathematician, and selenographer, after whom the crater Blancanus on the Moon is named. He was a native of Bologna. Works His ''Aristoteli ...

, very early selenographer *

Jacob Bidermann Jacob Bidermann (1578 – 20 August 1639) was born in the Austrian (at that time) village of Ehingen, about 30 miles southwest of Ulm. He was a Jesuit priest and professor of theology, but is remembered mostly for his plays. He had a talent f ...

, theologian and playwright - inspired

Johann Wolfgang Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treati ...

Jacques de Billy : ''For the English patristic scholar and Benedictine abbot, see Jacques de Billy (abbot) (1535–1581).'' Jacques de Billy (March 18, 1602 – January 14, 1679) was a French Jesuit mathematician. Born in Compiègne, he subsequently entere ...

, correspondent of

Pierre de Fermat Pierre de Fermat (; between 31 October and 6 December 1607 – 12 January 1665) was a French mathematician who is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his technique of adequality. In particular, he ...

, many early contributions in

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* Erwin Bischofberger, Swedish Jesuit and medical practitioner *

Leopold Biwald Leopold Gottlieb Biwald (February 26, 1731 in Vienna – September 8, 1805 in Graz) was a professor at the University of Graz. At the age of sixteen Biwald joined the Jesuits. He became teacher of rhetoric at a secondary school in Ljubljana, Laib ...

, 18th-century Austrian physics professor and textbook author *Saint

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 ...

, Polish missionary, martyred by the Cossacks * Nicholas Bock, Russian diplomat who later became a Jesuit priest * Michael Bordt, German philosopher and academic *Saint

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 ...

, third Superior General of the Society * Ruggero Boscovich,

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n scientist who made many contributions to physics and astronomy *

Giovanni Botero Giovanni Botero (c. 1544 – 1617) was an Italian thinker, priest, poet, and diplomat, author of '' Della ragion di Stato (The Reason of State)'',Botero, Giovanni, Pamela Waley, Daniel Philip Waley, and Robert Peterson. 1956. The Reason of St ...

, Italian thinker, discharged from the Society in 1579 *

Joachim Bouvet Joachim Bouvet (, courtesy name: 明远) (July 18, 1656, in Le Mans – June 28, 1730, in Peking) was a French Jesuit who worked in China, and the leading member of the Figurist movement. China Bouvet came to China in 1687, as one of six Jesuit ...

, early missionary to China and a leading member of the Figurist movement *

Louis Bourdaloue Louis Bourdaloue (20 August 1632 – 13 May 1704) was a French Jesuit and preacher. Biography He was born in Bourges. At the age of sixteen he entered the Society of Jesus, and was appointed successively professor of rhetoric, philosophy ...

, French preacher and orator * William S. Bowdern,

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who inspired the novel and film ''

'' * Greg Boyle, director and founder of

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* Niklaus Brantschen, Swiss

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master, author, and founder of the Lassalle-Institut *Saint

Jean de Brébeuf Jean de Brébeuf () (25 March 1593 16 March 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France (Canada) in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron (Wyandot people) for the rest of his life, except for a few years in Franc ...

, 17th-century French-Canadian missionary and martyr *Saint

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 p ...

, English martyr * Frank Brennan, Officer of the

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for services to Aboriginal Australians *

Franz Brentano Franz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Josef Brentano (; ; 16 January 1838 – 17 March 1917) was an influential German philosopher, psychologist, and former Catholic priest (withdrawn in 1873 due to the definition of papal infallibility in matters ...

, philosopher who founded his own school of thought, the

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* John Brignon, translator of religious works into French * Peter Michael Brillmacher, German preacher during the

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* Jean de Brisacier, controversialist and opponent of

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*Saint

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 ...

, Portuguese martyr and missionary to

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, India (present-day

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) *

Stephen Brown (Jesuit) Stephen James Meridith Brown (born 24 September 1881 in Holywood, County Down, Ireland, died on the 8th of May 1962, in Kilcrony, Wicklow, Ireland) was an Irish Catholic Jesuit priest, writer, bibliographer and librarian. He founded the Central ...

, founder of the Central Catholic Library * Tadeusz Brzozowski, Polish scholar, having secured its continuity during the suppression of the Society until its restoration, elected twentieth Superior General of the Society of Jesus and its first world-wide general. * Claude Buffier, aimed to discover the ultimate principal of knowledge, praised by

Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—es ...

Joannes Busaeus Joannes Busaeus or Johannes Busius (1547–1611), also known as Jan Buys (Dutch) and Jean Busée (French), was a Catholic theologian from the Habsburg Netherlands who wrote in defence of the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in Germany, and pro ...

, theologian at

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who wrote in defence of the introduction of the

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in Germany * William J. Byron, President of the

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(1975-1982), President of Catholic University of America (1982-1992), Interim President of Loyola University New Orleans (2003-2004), President of St. Joseph's Preparatory School (2006-2008)

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Niccolò Cabeo Niccolò Cabeo, SJ (also known as Nicolaus Cabeus; February 26, 1586 – June 30, 1650) was an Italian Jesuit philosopher, theologian, engineer and mathematician. Biography He was born in Ferrara in 1586, and was educated at the Jesuit co ...

, many early contributions to physics * Pedro de Calatayud, missionary *Saint

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 h ...

, English martyr *Saint

Petrus 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, Swit ...

, Dutch theologian, writer of the widely used ''Little Catechism''; Doctor of the Church *

John Carroll John Carroll may refer to: People Academia and science *Sir John Carroll (astronomer) (1899–1974), British astronomer *John Alexander Carroll (died 2000), American history professor *John Bissell Carroll (1916–2003), American cognitive sci ...

, first bishop of the United States and founder of

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* Paolo Casati, Mathematician, supported Galileo *

John II Casimir Vasa John II Casimir ( pl, Jan II Kazimierz Waza; lt, Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 until his abdication in 1668 as well as titular King of Sweden from 1648 ...

, king of the

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Louis Bertrand Castel Louis Bertrand Castel (5 November 1688 – 11 January 1757) was a French mathematician born in Montpellier, who entered the order of the Jesuits in 1703. Having studied literature, he afterwards devoted himself entirely to mathematics and natu ...

, French scientist * Leonardo Castellani, 20th-century Argentine writer and theologian * Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian Jesuit brother; artist to the Chinese Emperor *Saint

Juan del Castillo Juan del Castillo (c. 1590 – c. 1657) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Many of his paintings became famous during his time due to his pupil, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Del Castillo was the youngest brother of the painter Agustín. Both were tra ...

, martyr of the

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* Juan Paez de Castro, priest and confessor to King Philip II of Spain * Jean Pierre de Caussade, spiritual director, college rector, and author of ''Abandonment to Divine Providence'' * Jean-Antoine du Cerceau, French Jesuit priest, poet, and playwright *

Michel de Certeau Michel de Certeau (; 17 May 1925 – 9 January 1986) was a French Jesuit priest and scholar whose work combined history, psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the social sciences as well as hermeneutics, semiotics, ethnology, and religion. He was kn ...

, French cultural theorist * Francesco Cetti, mathematician and

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*Saint

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 ...

, North American martyr *

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ( (); 1 May 1881 – 10 April 1955) was a French Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian, philosopher and teacher. He was Darwinian in outlook and the author of several influential theological and phil ...

, French

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, theologian/philosopher and spiritual writer TeilhardP 1955a

* Timoléon Cheminais de Montaigu, 17th century orator * Pierre Cholenec, Superior of Montreal *

Drew Christiansen Andrew Joseph Christiansen (February 20, 1945 – April 6, 2022) was an American Jesuit priest and author. He was Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Human Development at the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, a senior f ...

, nuclear expert and disarmament consultant to the Holy See. *

Walter Ciszek Walter Joseph Ciszek, S.J. (November 4, 1904 – December 8, 1984) was a Polish-American Jesuit priest of the Russian Greek Catholic Church who conducted clandestine missionary work in the Soviet Union between 1939 and 1963. Fifteen of th ...

, missionary and religious prisoner in Soviet Union; author *Saint

Peter Claver Peter Claver, SJ ( es, Pedro Claver y Corberó; ca, Pere Claver i Corberó; 26 June 1580 – 8 September 1654) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú (Catalonia, Spain) who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint ...

, Spanish missionary in South America *

Christopher Clavius Christopher Clavius, SJ (25 March 1538 – 6 February 1612) was a Jesuit German mathematician, head of mathematicians at the Collegio Romano, and astronomer who was a member of the Vatican commission that accepted the proposed calendar inve ...

main architect of the modern

*Saint

Claude de la Colombière Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher ...

, preacher to the seventh Duchess of York, Mary of Modena *

Louis le Comte Louis le Comte (1655–1728), also Louis-Daniel Lecomte, was a French Jesuit who participated in the 1687 French Jesuit mission to China under Jean de Fontaney. He arrived in China on 7 February 1688. He returned to France in 1691 as Procurator of ...

, early missionary to China * Guy Consolmagno, Vatican astronomer *

Frederick Copleston Frederick Charles Copleston (10 April 1907 – 3 February 1994) was an English Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, philosopher, and historian of philosophy, best known for his influential multi-volume '' A History of Philosophy'' (1946–75). ...

, English writer, author of the definitive ''History of Philosophy'' * Honoré-Gaspard de Coriolis, French cleric and historian * John M. Corridan, labor activist and "Waterfront priest" whose story inspired the classic film '' On the Waterfront'' * Horacio de la Costa, Philippine historian and the first Filipino Jesuit provincial superior in the Philippines *

Jacques Courtois Jacques Courtois or Giacomo Cortese, called il Borgognone or le Bourguignon (12 ?December 162114 November 1676) was a Franche-Comtois–Italian painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He was mainly active in Rome and Florence and became known as th ...

, 17th-century French painter * François Crépieul, 17th-century French missionary in Canada *Saint

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, Paraguayan missionary and martyr * James Cullen, Irish temperance campaigner who founded the

Pioneer Total Abstinence Association The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart (PTAA) is an international organisation for Roman Catholic teetotalers that is based in Ireland. Its members are commonly called Pioneers. While the PTAA does not advocate prohibition, ...

* Johann Baptist Cysat, published the first printed European book concerning Japan * Stanislaus Czerniewicz, Lithuanian-Polish priest, elected vicar general for Jesuits in Russia when the Society of Jesus was suppressed. *

Stanisław Czerski Stanislaw Czerski (October 10, 1777 in Latgale, Latvia – April 30, 1833 in Varniai, Lithuania) was a Polish Jesuit priest, graphic artist, and translator. Czerski attended Polatsk Jesuit College. In 1794, he became a regular Jesuit, in 1807, a ...

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

graphic designer

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Photograph of President Truman joining hands with four servicemen he has just decorated with the Medal of Honor

* Claude Dablon, Superior General of all the Canadian missions from 1670 to 1680 *Saint Antoine Daniel, North American martyr *Cardinal

Jean Daniélou Jean-Guenolé-Marie Daniélou (; 14 May 1905 – 20 May 1974) was a French Jesuit and cardinal, an internationally well known patrologist, theologian and historian and a member of the Académie Française. Biography Early life and studies ...

, author, scholar, and member of the

French Academy French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ...

* Alfred Delp, German hanged for his opposition to

Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

*Saint Paul Denn, martyred in China *

Robert De Nobili Roberto de Nobili (1577 – 16 January 1656) was an Italian Jesuit missionary to Southern India. He used a novel method of adaptation ( accommodatio) to preach Christianity, adopting many local customs of India which were, in his view, not con ...

, famous Italian missionary to India ( Madurai Mission), who tried to inculturate Christian values to the Indian culture * Henri Depelchin, Belgian missionary, pioneer, writer and educator in India and Africa *

Ippolito Desideri Ippolito Desideri or Hippolyte Desideri (21 December 1684 – 14 April 1733) was an Italian Jesuit missionary and traveller and the most famous of the early European missionaries to visit Tibet. He was the first documented European to have succ ...

, Italian Jesuit missionary to Tibet *

Paul de Barry Paul de Barry (born at Leucate in 1587; died at Avignon, 28 July 1661) was a French Jesuit and writer. He was rector of the Jesuit colleges at Aix, Nîmes, and Avignon, and Provincial of Lyon. Works He composed a number of devotional works on the ...

, rector of the Jesuit colleges at

Aix Aix or AIX may refer to: Computing * AIX, a line of IBM computer operating systems *An Alternate Index, for a Virtual Storage Access Method Key Sequenced Data Set * Athens Internet Exchange, a European Internet exchange point Places Belgi ...

, Nîmes, and Avignon, and Provincial of

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

. *

Pierre-Jean De Smet Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ ( ; 30 January 1801 – 23 May 1873), also known as Pieter-Jan De Smet, was a Flemish Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He is known primarily for his widespread missionary work in the mid-19th ...

, active missionary among the Native Americans of the Western United States in the mid-19th century *

Richard De Smet Richard De Smet (16 April 1916 – 2 March 1997) was a Belgian Jesuit priest, and missionary in India. As Indologist he became a renowned Sankara specialist. Life Born at Montignies-sur-Sambre, near Charleroi in Belgium, he came to India ...

, Jesuit Indologist (Sankara specialist), Professor of Phisosophy, JnanaDeep Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India; prolific writer and contributor to the Marathi Encyclopaedia of Philosophy * William Detré, 17th century missionary in the Amazon * Salvatore di Pietro, Italian missionary and first apostolic prefect to Belize, Central America * Pedro Díaz, missionary * John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England (no evidence) *

Eduardo Dougherty Fr. Edward ("Eduardo") John Dougherty, SJ is an American-Brazilian Jesuit priest, educator, communicator and religious leader of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement in Brazil. Father Dougherty was born on January 29, 1941, in New Orleans, Lou ...

, American-Brazilian educator, communicator and leader of the

Catholic Charismatic Renewal The Catholic Charismatic Renewal is a movement within the Catholic Church that is part of the wider charismatic movement across historic Christian churches. The Renewal has been described as a "current of grace". It began in 1967 when Cath ...

Robert Drinan Robert Frederick Drinan (November 15, 1920 – January 28, 2007) was a Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Drinan left office to obey Pope John Paul II's prohibition on politica ...

, first Catholic priest to serve as a voting member of

U.S. Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washin ...

(congressman from Massachusetts) *

Gabriel Druillettes Gabriel Druillettes S.J. (also spelled Dreuillettes, Drouillettes, Drouillet, Droulletes, Drueillettes, Druilletes; 29 September 1610 – 8 April 1681) was a French Jesuit priest in New France who was an explorer, missionary to First Nations pe ...

, Apostle of Maine, missionary and explorer * Francis Bennon Ducrue, Bavarian missionary to Mexico *

Peter Dufka ThDr. PaedDr. Mgr. art. Peter Dufka, PhD, SJ (born 8 November 1963 Handlová, Czechoslovakia now Slovakia) is Slovak Roman Catholic priest, Professor at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, Radio Vatican co-worker and Pro-Rector of Collegiu ...

, Slovakian priest and professor at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome *Cardinal

Avery Dulles Avery Robert Dulles (; 1918–2008) was an American Jesuit priest, theologian, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Dulles served on the faculty of Woodstock College from 1960 to 1974, of the Catholic University of America from 1974 to 1988, a ...

, American theologian and professor at Fordham University * Jacques Dupuis, theologian, edited ''The Christian Faith'' which went to seven editions

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Ignacio Ellacuría Ignacio Ellacuría ( Portugalete, Biscay, Spain, November 9, 1930 – San Salvador, November 16, 1989) was a Spanish-Salvadoran Jesuit, philosopher, and theologian who worked as a professor and rector at the Universidad Centroamericana "Jo ...

, rector of

University of Central America José Simeón Cañas Central American University ( es, Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"), also known as UCA El Salvador, is a private university, private university with Nonprofit organization, nonprofit purposes in San Salvado ...

; murdered in 1989 *Saint Philip Evans, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

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*Saint

Peter Faber Peter Faber (french: Pierre Lefevre or Favre, la, Petrus Faver) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) was a Jesuit priest and theologian, who was also a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Pope Fra ...

, early companion of

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, ...

, co-founder of the Society of Jesus; missionary in Germany *

Honoré Fabri Honoré Fabri (Honoratus Fabrius; 15 April 1608 – 8 March 1688) was a French Jesuit theologian, also known as ''Coningius''. He was a mathematician, physicist and controversialist.Jean-Charles della Faille Jean-Charles della Faille (Dutch language, Dutch: Jan-Karel della Faille, Spanish language, Spanish: Juan Carlos della Faille), born in Antwerp, 1 March 1597 and died in Barcelona, 4 November 1652, was a Flemish Society of Jesus, Jesuit priest fr ...

, first to determine the center of gravity of the sector of a circle *

Thomas Falkner Thomas Falkner (6 October 1707 – 30 January 1784) was an English Jesuit missionary, explorer and physician, active in the Patagonia region for nearly forty years. His primary work, ''The Description of Patagonia'', was written towards the idea ...

, English Jesuit missionary * Leonard Feeney, ultra-conservative American theologian * Wolfgang Feneberg, German Jesuit convert to Evangelical Lutheranism * Richard Michael Fernando, Filipino Jesuit cleric, missionary in

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

and Servant of God * Joseph M. Finotti, pastor of Saint Mary's parish in

Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately south of downtown Washington, D.C. In 2020, the population was 159,467. ...

; pastor of Saint Ignatius parish in Oxon Hill, Maryland; librarian at

in Washington, D.C. * Pierre-René Floquet, Quebec-based priest sympathetic to the Americans during the American Revolutionary War *

Jean de Fontaney Jean de Fontaney (1643–1710) was a French Jesuit who led a mission to China in 1687.Mungello, p. 329 Jean de Fontaney had been a teacher of mathematics and astronomy at the College Louis le Grand. He was asked by king Louis XIV to set up a m ...

, missionary to China * Balthazar Francolini, attritionist professor at the Gregorian University who wrote ''Clericus Romanus Contra Nimium Rigorismum Munitus'' in 1707 against

* Luís Fróis, Portuguese missionary to Japan; author of a history of Japan * Fabian Fucan, Japanese Jesuit brother who converted to

Zen Buddhism Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), an ...

* Jon Fuller, medical doctor known for his work with AIDS patients

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* Père Louis Gaillard, French missionary to China * Marion M. Ganey, pioneer in

credit union A credit union, a type of financial institution similar to a commercial bank, is a member-owned nonprofit financial cooperative. Credit unions generally provide services to members similar to retail banks, including deposit accounts, provisi ...

and

coop Coop, COOP, Co-op, or ''variation'', most often refers to: * A chicken coop or other enclosure * Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit ** Housing ...

movement in

British Honduras British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973,

and in the South

Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...

*Saint

Henry Garnet Henry Garnet (July 1555 – 3 May 1606), sometimes Henry Garnett, was an English Jesuit priest executed for his complicity in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Born in Heanor, Derbyshire, he was educated in Nottingham and later at Winchester Colle ...

, first English Provincial; executed after being implicated in the

Gunpowder Plot The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby who sough ...

*Saint Charles Garnier, North America martyr *

John Gerard John Gerard (also John Gerarde, c. 1545–1612) was an English herbalist with a large garden in Holborn, now part of London. His 1,484-page illustrated ''Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes'', first published in 1597, became a popular gard ...

, English Jesuit; one of the few men to escape from the Tower of London *

Jean-François Gerbillon Jean-François Gerbillon (4 June 1654, Verdun, France – 27 March 1707, Peking, China) was a French missionary who worked in China. He entered the Society of Jesus, 5 Oct, 1670, and after completing the usual course of study taught grammar and ...

, early missionary to China * Aquiles Gerste, philologist and linguist best known for his ethnographic and linguistic studies of the indigenous peoples of Mexico * Niccolò Gianpriamo, Italian missionary to China, astronomer * Filippo Salvatore Gilii, contributor in the field of South American

historical linguistics Historical linguistics, also termed diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of language change over time. Principal concerns of historical linguistics include: # to describe and account for observed changes in particular languages # ...

* Paul Goethals, Belgian, first Archbishop of

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

*Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian jesuit; patron saint of students * Thyrsus González, Spanish 13th Superior General of the Society of Jesus *

John Goodman John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He gained national fame for his role as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC comedy series ''Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which he rec ...

, jailed in England during the

Long Parliament The Long Parliament was an English Parliament which lasted from 1640 until 1660. It followed the fiasco of the Short Parliament, which had convened for only three weeks during the spring of 1640 after an 11-year parliamentary absence. In Septem ...

*Saint

John Soan de Goto 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 Japa ...

, martyred in Japan *Saint

René Goupil René Goupil, S.J. (15 May 1608 – 29 September 1642), was a French Jesuit lay missionary (in French "donné", "given" or "one who offers himself") who became a lay brother of the Society of Jesus shortly before his death. He was the first of ...

, Jesuit brother and North American martyr * Baltasar Gracián, Spanish prose writer * Francesco Maria Grimaldi, 17th-century Italian mathematician, physicist and astronomer; accurately mapped the Moon; one of the first to suggest the wave-like nature of light *Saint Melchior Grodziecki, Polish martyr, patron of the city of Katowice *

Gabriel Gruber Gabriel Gruber, S.J. (May 6, 1740 – April 7, 1805) was the second Superior General of the Society of Jesus in Russia. Early years and education Gabriel Gruber, born in Vienna, became a Jesuit at the young age of 15, in 1755 and did most of h ...

, Viennese teacher, elected Vicar General of the Russian province during there suppression of the Society *

Paul Guldin Paul Guldin (born Habakkuk Guldin; 12 June 1577 ( Mels) – 3 November 1643 (Graz)) was a Swiss Jesuit mathematician and astronomer. He discovered the Guldinus theorem to determine the surface and the volume of a solid of revolution. (This theor ...

father of Guldinus theorem * José Gumilla, naturalist who studied the Orinoco, South America *

Bartolomeu de Gusmão Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (December 1685 – 18 November 1724) was a Brazilian-born Portuguese priest and naturalist, who was a pioneer of lighter-than-air airship design. Early life Gusmão was born at Santos, then part of the Portugue ...

, Brazilian-Portuguese priest and mathematician; said to be an early inventor of the dirigible

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* Juraj Habdelić, Croatian writer and

lexicographer Lexicography is the study of lexicons, and is divided into two separate academic disciplines. It is the art of compiling dictionaries. * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries. * Theoretica ...

Walter Halloran Walter H. Halloran (September 21, 1921 – March 1, 2005) was a Catholic priestWashington Post, "Jesuit Priest Walter Halloran," March 9, 2005; p. B06 of the Society of Jesus who, at the age of twenty-six, assisted in the exorcism of Roland Doe, ...

, assistant in the exorcism which inspired the novel and film ''

'' *

John Hardon John Anthony Hardon, SJ (June 18, 1914 – December 30, 2000) was an American Jesuit priest, writer, and theologian. A candidate for sainthood since 2005, he is recognized by the Catholic Church as a Servant of God. Early life John Anthon ...

, wrote The Catholic Catechism and many other works * Peter Hasslacher, German preacher * Irénée Hausherr,

Alsatia Whitefriars is an area in the Ward of Farringdon Without in the City of London. Until 1540, it was the site of a Carmelite monastery, from which it gets its name. History The area takes its name from the medieval Carmelite religious house, know ...

n specialist in Greek patristic and monastic spirituality *

Bernhard Havestadt Bernhard Havestadt (b. at Cologne, 27 February 1714; died at Münster 1781) was a German Jesuit missionary in Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost countr ...

, German missionary in Chile * Timothy Healy, late president of

and president of the New York Public Library system *

Martin Heidegger Martin Heidegger (; ; 26 September 188926 May 1976) was a German philosopher who is best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He is among the most important and influential philosophers of the 20th ce ...

, German philosopher who was briefly a Jesuit novice * Raymond Helmick, American theologian and author * Daniel S. Hendrickson, 25th president of

Creighton University Creighton University is a private Jesuit research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergra ...

* David Francis Hickey, American missionary bishop of Belize, Central America * Robert Louis Hodapp, American missionary bishop of Belize, Central America * John-Baptist Hoffmann, German Apostle of the

Mundas The Munda people are an Austroasiatic speaking ethnic group of India. They predominantly speak the Mundari language as their native language, which belongs to the Munda subgroup of Austroasiatic languages. The Munda are found mainly concent ...

in India *

Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein Ferdinand Augustin Haller von Hallerstein ( sl, Ferdinand Avguštin Haller von Hallerstein; 27 August 1703 – 29 October 1774), also known as August Allerstein or by his Chinese name Liu Songling (), was a Jesuit missionary and astronomer ...

, missionary to China that was made a

mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

Christopher Holywood Christopher Holywood (1559 – 4 September 1626) was an Irish Jesuit of the Counter Reformation. The origin of the Nag's Head Fable has been traced to him. Roman Catholic and Irish His family, which draws its name from Holywood, a village ne ...

, Irish priest of the Counter-Reformation * Eduardo Hontiveros, Filipino philosopher, theologian and composer of sacred and liturgical music * Frederick C. Hopkins, English missionary to Belize Central America; bishop and vicar apostolic * Gerard Manley Hopkins, renowned English poet * Johann Baptiste Horvath, 18th-century Hungarian/Slovak physics professor and textbook author *

Vincent Houdry Vincent Houdry (23 January 1631, Tours – 21 March 1729, Paris) was a French Jesuit preacher and writer on ascetics. Biography According to the catalogues of the Society of Jesus, Houdry entered the Society of Jesus at Paris on 10 October 1 ...

, preacher and writer * Gerard W. Hughes, Scottish Jesuit priest and spiritual writer * Franz Hunolt, German priest and author *Saint

Alberto Hurtado Alberto Hurtado (; born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga on January 22, 1901 in Viña del Mar, Chile – August 18, 1952 in Santiago, Chile), popularly known in Chile as Padre Hurtado (Spanish for "Father Hurtado"), was a Chilean Jesuit priest, lawye ...

, social reformer in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

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*Blessed John Ingram *Saint Rémy Isoré, martyred in China * Angelo Italia, 17th century Sicilian architect

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* Andreas Jaszlinszky, 18th-century Hungarian physics professor and textbook author *Saint

Francis de Geronimo Francesco de Geronimo, also Francis Jerome (17 December 1642 - 11 May 1716) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Jesuits. He was an energetic pastor who dedicated himself to missions across Naples either in large l ...

, Italian priest and missionary * Franz Jetzinger, theology professor, Austrian political figure, and principal biographer of

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

's early years * Pierre Johanns, Luxemburger priest and missionary in India *Saint

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, Huron, and other Native populations in North America. He was the first European to name Lake George, call ...

, 17th-century French martyr and missionary to North America * Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez, Mexican priest, executed during the persecution of the Catholic Church under the presidency of

Plutarco Elías Calles Plutarco Elías Calles (25 September 1877 – 19 October 1945) was a general in the Mexican Revolution and a Sonoran politician, serving as President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928. The 1924 Calles presidential campaign was the first populist ...

* Claude Judde, 18th century French teacher

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Georg Joseph Kamel Georg Joseph Kamel (; la, Georgius Josephus Camellus; cz, Jiří Josef Kamel; es, Jorge Camel; 12 April 1661 – 2 May 1706) was a Jesuit missionary, pharmacist and naturalist known for producing the first comprehensive accounts of Philippine f ...

, Czech botanist assigned to the Philippines; the

Camellia ''Camellia'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are more than 220 described species, with some controv ...

flower was named after him * Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian *

Franciszek Kareu Franciszek Kareu (10 December 1731, Orsza – 11 August 1802, Polotsk) was a Polish-British Jesuit priest, missionary and teacher in the region of modern day Belarus. He was elected Temporary Vicar General of the Society of Jesus in Russia from 1 ...

, Polonised architect of British descent who was elected Vice General of the Russian province during the suppression of the Society *Blessed Leonardo Kimura, Japanese martyr *

Eusebio Francisco Kino Eusebio Francisco Kino ( it, Eusebio Francesco Chini, es, Eusebio Francisco Kino; 10 August 1645 – 15 March 1711), often referred to as Father Kino, was a Tyrolean Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer and astronomer born in ...

, missionary and cartographer of Mexico and Arizona *

Athanasius Kircher Athanasius Kircher (2 May 1602 – 27 November 1680) was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works, most notably in the fields of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Kircher has been compared to fe ...

, 17th-century German scientist; discoverer of microbes *Saint James Kisai, Japanese martyr *

Lev Kobylinsky Lev Lvovich Kobylinsky (russian: Лев Львович Кобылинский; born on 2 August 1879, Moscow, Russian Empire - 17 November 1947, Locarno, Switzerland) was a poet, translator, theorist of symbolism, the Christian philosopher and ...

, Russian poet, translator and religious theorist * Adam Adamandy Kochański, Polish mathematician and clockmaker *

Anthony Kohlmann Anthony Kohlmann (born Anton; July 13, 1771 – April 11, 1836) was an Alsatian Catholic priest, missionary, theologian, and Jesuit educator. He played a decisive role in the early formation of the Diocese of New York, where he was the ...

, early Catholic priest in New York whose decision not to testify established American precedent for "priest-penitent privilege" or "clergy confidentiality" in law * Peter Hans Kolvenbach, linguist; 29th Superior General of the Society of Jesus *

Adam Krupski Adam Krupski ( pl, Adam Krupski, be, Адам Крупскі; July 7, 1706 – March 8, 1748) was a professor of philosophy and Jesuit priest in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Legal expert in the legislation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, author ...

, professor of philosophy, legal expert on the legislation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, author of the school dialogue. *Cardinal

Ján Chryzostom Korec Ján Chryzostom Korec, Society of Jesus, SJ (22 January 1924 – 24 October 2015) was a Slovakia, Slovak Jesuit priest and a cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was ordained as a priest in 1950 and consecrated as a bisho ...

, Prisoner for Christ *Saint Stanislaus Kostka, patron saint of Jesuit novices * George Kovalenko, Russian convert from

Eastern Orthodoxy Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...

Adam Kozłowiecki Cardinal Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J., (; 1 April 1911 – 28 September 2007) was Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lusaka in Zambia. Biography Born in Huta Komorowska, Austria-Hungary (now part of Poland) into a noble family of Ostoja coat of a ...

, Polish Dachau concentration camp survivor, missionary in Zambia, archbishop of Lusaka and Cardinal *

Franz Xaver Kugler Franz Xaver Kugler (27 November 1862 – 25 January 1929) was a German chemist, mathematician, Assyriologist, and Jesuit priest.. Kugler was born in Königsbach, Palatinate, then part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. He earned a Ph.D. in chemist ...

, Doctor of chemistry and mathematics; famous also for his Babylonian studies *

Kurien Kunnumpuram Kurien Kunnumpuram S.J. (8 July 1931 – 23 October 2018) was a Roman Catholic, Indian Society of Jesus, Jesuit priest and well-known Christian theologian. A member of the academic staff of the Faculty of Theology at Jnana Deepa, Institute of ...

, Indian theologian (Ecclesiology) * Thomas Kunnunkal, Indian educationist and writer

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*Saint

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 de ...

, North American martyr *Saint Gabriel Lalemant, North American martyr * Quentin Lauer, American priest, philosopher and Hegel scholar * Pierre de Lauzon, superior of the Jesuits in

New France New France (french: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spa ...

* Włodzimierz Ledóchowski, Polish Superior General of the Society of Jesus *

Gabriel Lenkiewicz Gabriel Lenkiewicz, actually Gabriel Lenkiewicz-Ipohorski, Kotwicz coat of arms, (15 March 1722, Polotsk – 21 November 1798, Polotsk) was a Polish-Lithuanian Jesuit priest, and ''Temporary Vicar General'' of the Society of Jesus from 1785 until 1 ...

, Polish teacher and architect, elected Vicar General of the Russian province during there suppression of the Society *

Leonardus Lessius Leonardus Lessius ( nl, Lenaert Leys; 1 October 1554, in Brecht – 15 January 1623, in Leuven) was a Flemish moral theologian from the Jesuit order. Life At the age of thirteen the young Leonard won the Brecht scholarship to the University of ...

, Belgian moral theologian and writer on economics *Saint David Lewis, Welsh martyr *

Constant Lievens Constant Lievens (11 April 1856 – 7 November 1893) was a Belgian (Flemish) Jesuit priest, missionary among the tribal peoples of Central India, particularly the Mundaris, Oraons. He is regarded as the apostle of the Chotanagpur (Jharkhand an ...

, Apostle of Chotanagpur, Flemish Jesuit who worked among the Adivasis of Central India *

Segundo Llorente Segundo Llorente Villa, S.J. (November 18, 1906January 26, 1989) was a Spanish Jesuit, philosopher and author who spent 40 years as a missionary among the Yup'ik in the most remote parts of Alaska. In 1960, he won a seat in the 2nd Alaska State ...

, Spanish-born priest in rural western Alaska; was elected by

write-in vote A write-in candidate is a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot but seeks election by asking voters to cast a vote for the candidate by physically writing in the person's name on the ballot. Depending on electoral law it may be poss ...

to the

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in 1960 by residents of the Wade Hampton district, becoming the first Catholic priest to serve in a U.S. state legislature * William Lonc, professor of physics and translator of French-Canadian Jesuit records into English *

Bernard Lonergan Bernard Joseph Francis Lonergan (17 December 1904 – 26 November 1984) was a Canadian Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian, regarded by many as one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century. Lonergan's works include ''Insight: A ...

, Canadian philosopher and theologian, Companion of the

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*Saint

, co-founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus *Cardinal

Henri de Lubac Henri-Marie Joseph Sonier de Lubac (; 20 February 1896 – 4 September 1991), better known as Henri de Lubac, was a French Jesuit priest and cardinal who is considered one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century. His writin ...

, French theologian, and patrologist

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* Marius Macrionitis, Archbishop of Athens * Jack Mahoney, ethicist and moral theologian *

Louis Maimbourg Louis Maimbourg ( la, Ludovicus Mamburgus; January 10, 1610, Nancy – August 13, 1686, Paris) was a French Jesuit and historian. Biography Born at Nancy, Maimbourg entered the Society of Jesus at the age of sixteen, and after studying at Rome ...

* Matt Malone, 14th editor in chief of ''America'' magazine *

Joseph Maréchal Joseph Maréchal, SJ (; 1 July 1878 – 11 December 1944) was a Belgian Jesuit priest, philosopher, theologian and psychologist. He taught at the Higher Institute of Philosophy of the University of Leuven and was the founder of the school o ...

, Belgian transcendental philosopher *

Juan de Mariana Juan de Mariana, , also known as Father Mariana (25 September 1536 – 17 February 1624), was a Spanish Jesuit priest, Scholastic, historian, and member of the Monarchomachs. Life Juan de Mariana was born in Talavera, Kingdom of Toledo. He st ...

Jacques Marquette Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ign ...

, French explorer of the Mississippi and Northern Michigan areas * James Martin, author of ''My Life With the Saints'' and ''The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything''; culture editor of the '' America'' magazine * Malachi Martin, author of sixteen books, had three Ph.Ds, spoke ten languages *

, martyr of El Salvador *

Martino Martini Martino Martini () (20 September 1614 – 6 June 1661), born and raised in Trento (Prince-Bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire), was a Jesuit missionary. As cartographer and historian, he mainly worked on ancient Imperial China. Early years Mar ...

, Italian missionary to China, linguist and published the first Chinese Atlas and the first Ancient History and a chronicle of the tartarian war *Cardinal

Carlo Maria Martini Carlo Maria Martini (15 February 1927 – 31 August 2012) was an Italian Jesuit, cardinal of the Catholic Church and a Biblical scholar. He was Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2004 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. A towering ...

, Italian scripture scholar, Archbishop Emeritus of

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*William Francis Masterson, American educator to the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

; (Ateneo de Manila University, Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan), founder of the Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan College of Agriculture *Saint Lèon-Ignance Mangin, martyred in China *Juan Francisco Masdeu, historian *Blessed Julien Maunoir, 17th-century missionary to the Breton people *Blessed Rupert Mayer, Servant of God, resisted the Nazis *John McElroy (Jesuit), John McElroy, one of two of the Army's first Catholic Chaplains. Chaplain during the Mexican–American War, founder of St. John's Literary Institute, Boston College High School, and Boston College.O’Conner, Thomas H. "Breaking the religious barrier", ''The Boston Globe'', 10 May 2004. *Horace McKenna, founder of So Others Might Eat and advocate of the Sursum Corda Cooperative *John McLaughlin (host), John McLaughlin, American political commentator; left the Jesuits after a failed bid for a Senate seat in Rhode Island *Richard McSorley (1914-2002) peace activist; peace studies Professor at

. *Domingo Patricio Meagher, Spanish writer and university professor of Irish descent *Anthony de Mello, Indian spiritual guide and writer *Everard Mercurian, Belgian, 4th Superior General of the Society of Jesus *Brice Meuleman, Belgian, 2nd Archbishop of Calcutta (now Kolkata) *Saint Paulo Miki, Japanese martyr *Jorge Loring Miró, Spanish Jesuit *Ignacio Molarja, explorer and missionary to New Spain *Segundo Montes, martyr of El Salvador *Saint Henry Morse, English martyr *Simon Le Moyne, French New World explorer *Franz Magnis-Suseno, German-born Indonesian Jesuit priest and philosopher *W. G. Read Mullan, American academic and university president *Joseph Anthony Murphy, Irish missionary, bishop and vicar apostolic to Belize, Central America *John Courtney Murray, American theologian credited with the drafting of the Second Vatican Council ''Declaration on Religious Freedom''

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*John E. Naus, dean of students and associate professor at Marquette University *Bienvenido Nebres, Philippine National Scientist, mathematician & former president of the Ateneo de Manila University *Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German 'father' of Catholic social teaching (1890-1991) *Terence Netter, painter and former priest *Adolfo Nicolás, 30th Superior General of the Society of Jesus *Roberto de Nobili, Italian missionary to India; linguist *Manuel da Nóbrega, Portuguese founder of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro *Charles de Noyelle, Belgian 12th Superior General of the Society of Jesus

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*Mikołaj Stanisław Oborski (1576-1646), Polish teacher *Bernard O'Brien (Jesuit), Bernard Michael O'Brien, New Zealand Jesuit priest and philosopher *Joseph T. O'Callahan, U.S. Navy chaplain; awarded Medal of Honor *Saint John Ogilvie (saint), John Ogilvie, Scottish martyr *Joseph A. O'Hare, former president of Fordham University and chairman of the New York City Charter Revision Commission and the first New York City Campaign Finance Board *Gian Paolo Oliva, Italian 11th Superior General of the Society of Jesus *John W. O'Malley, American academic and Catholic historian *William O'Malley (Jesuit), William O'Malley, author and actor (played Father Joe Dyer in ''

'') *Walter J. Ong, American cultural historian and spiritual writer *Wilhelm Josef Oomens, painter *John H. O'Rourke American retreat leader and master of novices *Saint Nicholas Owen (Jesuit), Nicholas Owen, martyr saint of England and Wales

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*Mitch Pacwa, scholar; host on EWTN *Francesco Palliola, Italian missionary and martyr in the Philippines *Kuruvilla Pandikattu, Indian philosopher *Lorenzo Hervás y Panduro, pioneer philologist *Raimon Panikkar, Spanish priest, theologian, philosopher, interfaith dialogist, scholar, writer and chemist *Álvarez de Paz, preacher and mystic *Péter Pázmány, Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, leader of the Catholic revival in Hungary *Ferdinand Perier, Belgian, 3rd Archbishop of Calcutta (now Kolkata) *Denis Pétau, French scholar and theologian *François Para du Phanjas, French writer *Giambattista Pianciani, Italian scientist *Joseph Pignatelli, Italian leader of the Jesuits in exile *John Pinasco, Italian theologian and educator to America *Luca Pinelli, Italian scholar and theologian *Bartolomé Pou, Spanish writer *John Powell (Jesuit), John Powell, American author and professor *Andrea Pozzo, great artist of the Baroque genre

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*Karl Rahner, 20th-century German theologian *Samuel Rayan, Indian proponent of liberation theology *Saint Bernardino Realino, pastor of Lecce *Sebastian Redford, 18th-century author *Joseph Redlhamer, 18th-century Austrian physics professor and textbook author *Saint John Francis Regis, French rural missionary preacher *Karl Leonhard Reinhold *Franz Retz, Czech 15th Superior General of the Society of Jesus *Johann Baptist Reus, German-Brazilian religious leader *Alexandre de Rhodes, French missionary to Vietnam; linguist *Servant of God Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary to China, linguist and published the first Chinese edition of Euclid's Elements *Giovanni Battista Riccioli, 17th-century Italian astronomer; devised the system for the nomenclature of lunar features that is now the international standard *William A. Rice, American missionary, founder of Baghdad College, bishop and vicar apostolic in Belize *Didier Rimaud, French composer and poet *Alberto Rivera (activist), Alberto Rivera, claimed to be ex-Jesuit (disputed by Catholic Church), anti-Catholic activist *Saint Alonso Rodriguez, martyr of the Río de la Plata *Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez, Jesuit brother; mystic *João Rodrigues Tçuzu ("the Translator"), 16th-century Portuguese missionary who served as a translator for Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, wrote early works on Japanese linguistics, and introduced Western science and culture to Joseon, Korea through his gifts to the ambassador Jeong Duwon *Saint José María Rubio, Spanish priest; canonized in 2003 *Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Jesuit missionary in Paraguay

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*Grégoire de Saint-Vincent, contributions to the theory of logarithms *Karel San Juan, Filipino people, Filipino president of Ateneo de Zamboanga University *Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish Latin poet of the Counter-Reformation, crowned poet laureate by Pope Urban VIII *Alonso de Sandoval, missionary to African slaves in Cartagena de Indias, mentor of Saint

*Johann Schreck, 17th-century German polymath and missionary to China *Gaspar Schott, first published mention of the universal joint *Angelo Secchi, astronomer *Juan Luis Segundo, Liberation Theology, liberation theologian *Gerolamo Sersale, astronomer *Thomas Ewing Sherman, son of U.S. Civil War General William T. Sherman *Swami Shilananda, Spanish missionary who spent his active years in India *Piotr Skarga, Polish polemicist, leading figure of the Counter-Reformation in Poland, Counter-Reformation in the

and hagiographer *Tadeusz Ślipko, Polish ethicist *

, American explorer and missionary *Jan Mikołaj Smogulecki, introduced logarithms to China *Cypriano de Soarez, author of ''De Arte Rhetorica'' *Jon Sobrino, author of ''Christology at the Crossroads'', liberation theologian *Carlos Sommervogel, scholar and author of ''Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jesus'' *Arturo Sosa, 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus *Saint Robert Southwell (Jesuit), Robert Southwell, Elizabethan poet and martyr *Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík, Czech theologian and professor *Buck Stanton (Jesuit), naturalist and Jesuit missionary to

British Honduras British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973,

. *Walter Steins Bisschop, 19th-century Dutch bishop, Vicar Apostolic of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay, Bombay and then Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta, Calcutta and 3rd Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand *Andrew Sterpin, Chinese-born Russian priest who was influential in both Russian and French culture *Francisco Suárez, scholastic philosopher * Blessed John Sullivan (Jesuit), , Irish convert and teacher; renowned for his special interest in the poor *Jón Sveinsson, Icelandic poet and writer *Martin Szentiványi, writer *Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian mathematician and astronomer *Stan Swamy, tribal rights activist

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*Joel Tabora, Filipino philosopher and president of Ateneo de Davao University *Guy Tachard, two important embassies to Siam *André Tacquet, Flemish mathematician whose works facilitated the discovery of calculus *Michelangelo Tamburini, Italian 14th Superior General of the Society of Jesus *

, French

, theologian and writer *Francesco Lana de Terzi, creator of the first realistic technical plans for an airship *Richard Thimelby, 17th century English missionary priest, Rector of the College of St Omer *Antoine Thomas, Belgian astronomer in China *Vitus Georg Tönnemann, German priest who was the only confessor to Emperor Charles VI of France from 1711 to 1740 *Girolamo Francesco Tornielli, Italian preacher and writer *Cosme de Torrès, contemporary of Francis Xavier *Diego de Torres Bello, pioneer of the Paraguay province *Pascal Tosi, Italian co-founder of the Alaska Mission *Nicolas Trigault, early missionary to China *Michael Alphonsius Shen Fu-Tsung, first Mandarin-speaking Chinese to become a Jesuit *John Nepomuk Tschupick, Austrian preacher *George Tyrrell, Anglo-Irish modernist theologian and scholar

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*Juan José Urráburu, scholastic philosopher

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*Luca Valerio, corresponded with Galileo Galilei *Alessandro Valignano, Italian canonical visitor to the Asian missions; promoter of an Inculturation, inculturated missionary approach *Carlos G. Vallés, writer of Gujarati, English and Spanish languages; and mathematics *Albert Vanhoye, Biblical scholar and cardinal *John Vattanky, Indian classical philosopher *José María Vélaz, founder of Fe y Alegría *Ferdinand Verbiest, Belgian missionary to China; astronomer and mathematician *António Vieira, 17th-century Portuguese missionary and Diplomacy, diplomat *Juan Bautista Villalpando, Isaac Newton referred to his works *Grégoire de Saint-Vincent, Flemish mathematician *Claude de Visdelou, early missionary to China

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*Edmund A. Walsh, founder of the School of Foreign Service at

*Saint Henry Walpole, English martyr *Heinrich Wangnereck, German theologian, preacher, and author *Anthony Watsham, entomologist with emphasis on scelionidae *Andrew White (Jesuit), 17th century English Jesuit, influential figure in the early Province of Maryland, Maryland Colony who led efforts to convert and improve relations with local Native American tribes. *George J. Willmann, American priest regarded as the "Father of the Knights of Columbus in the Philippines" and Servant of God *Garry Wills, Pulitzer Prize-winning author (briefly a Jesuit) *Jakub Wujek, scholar and translator

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*Saint Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus and missionary to Asia who initiated a large conversion movement in India, Malacca, and Japan *Georges Xenopulos, Greek bishop

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*Domenico Zipoli, Italian composer and musician *Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder, expert in the Javanese language#Old Javanese, Old Javanese language and literature *Giovanni Battista Zupi, mathematician, astronomer

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