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Map of New France (Champlain, 1612). Jesuit missions in North America were attempted in the late 16th century, established early in the 17th century, faltered at the beginning of the 18th, disappeared during the suppression of the Society of Jesus around 1763, and returned around 1830 after the restoration of the Society.
Most of the Jesuit missions to North America were located in today's Canada, but they explored and mapped much of the west. [1] [2] French missionaries Père Marquette and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to explore and chart the northern portion of the Mississippi River, as far as the Illinois River.
Jesuit missionaries in the United States (8 P) Pages in category "Jesuit history in North America" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Map of Maryland Jesuit Stations from Hughes 1917 History of the Society of Jesus in North America vol 2 p777: Author: Home: Software used: IrfanView: Conversion program: ComSquare ImPDF Library v0.90: Encrypted: yes (print:yes copy:yes change:no addNotes:no algorithm:RC4) Page size: 555.75 x 901.5 pts: Version of PDF format: 1.4
In other colonies, such as in Latin America, the Jesuit missions had found a more eager and receptive audience to Christianity, the result of a chaotic atmosphere of violence and conquest. But in New France , where French authority and coercive powers did not extend far and where French settlement was sparse, the Jesuits found conversion far ...
The phrase Jesuit missions usually refers to a Jesuit missionary enterprise in a particular area, involving a large number of Jesuit priests and brothers, and lasting over a long period of time. List of some Jesuit missions
The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ ʒ u ɪ t s, ˈ dʒ ɛ zj u-/ JEZH-oo-its, JEZ-ew-; [2] Latin: Iesuitae), [3] is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States is the collaborating body of the five provincial superiors of the Society of Jesus in Canada, the United States, [1] [2] Belize, [3] and Haiti. [4] The conference includes the Canada Province (which includes Haiti) and the four provinces of the United States: USA East, [ 5 ] USA Central and ...