Jesuit Order

Connected Sites: 46

Definition
The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J. and S.I. or SJ, SI ) is a Roman Catholic Church religious order whose members are called Jesuits. The order was founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola

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Connected Sites

  • Macao
    Macao
    China
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.07
    231
    12
    Saint Paul's Church
  • Naples
    Naples
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.48
    437
    9
    Ges? Nuovo
  • Telc
    Telc
    Czechia
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.11
    184
    13
    "Baroque elements were introduced by the Jesuits, who built a college (1651-65) and the Church of the Name of Jesus (1666-67)." (ICOMOS)
  • L'viv
    L'viv
    Ukraine
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.61
    134
    7
    The St. Peter and Paul Church of the Jesuit Order [Kostiol Jezuitiv]
  • Quito
    Quito
    Ecuador
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.34
    175
    8
    Jesuit College of La Compania
  • Puebla
    Puebla
    Mexico
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.38
    157
    9
    Jesuit Church
  • Cesky Krumlov
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.96
    274
    17
    Renaissance Jesuite college
  • Val di Noto
    Inscribed: 2002
    3.35
    208
    11
    Santa Maria del Gesu at Ragusa, Jesuite college at Notto and at Caltagirone
  • Wachau Cultural Landscape
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.37
    237
    12
    Jesuitenkolleg in Krems
  • Brugge
    Brugge
    Belgium
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.97
    506
    21
    church of Saint Walburga
    See fr.wikipedia.org
  • San Cristobal de La Laguna
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.59
    151
    6
    Casa de los Jesuitas (Building started in 1733, by the Jesuit fathers, who moved in in 1737 and moved out again in 1767, when they were expelled from the Island.)
  • Santiago de Compostela
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.56
    228
    7
    Convent and Church of Santo Agostiño is now occupied by Jesuits
    See www.santiagoturismo.com
  • Nesvizh
    Nesvizh
    Belarus
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.51
    94
    6
    The Corpus Christi Church (constructed 1587-1593) is one of the earliest Jesuit churches in the world (wiki)
  • Salvador de Bahia
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.35
    74
    4
    The Cathedral was a former Jesuit Church
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Venice and its Lagoon
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.51
    615
    19
    Chiesa dei Gesuiti
    See it.wikipedia.org
  • Siena
    Siena
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    4.05
    379
    10
    The Collegio Tolomei, founded in 1676, was "run as a seminary by the Jesuits and targeted youth from the noble families in Siena", until the suppression of the Jesuit order in 1773.
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Olinda
    Olinda
    Brazil
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.06
    46
    4
    Jesuit College
  • Rome
    Rome
    Holy See, Italy
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.58
    667
    13
    Saint Ignatius' Church and Jesus Church
  • Alcala de Henares
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.58
    186
    10
    Jesuit College and Church
  • San Miguel de Allende
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.31
    116
    9
    Atotonilco Sanctuary
  • Querétaro
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.93
    105
    9
    Reales Colegios de San Ignacio y San Francisco Javier were both founded by the Jesuits.
  • Inscribed: 2017
    3.48
    1
    0
    The main archaeological site, Tadi dya Bukikwa (“inverted stone” or “that which has not yet revealed its contents” in the Kikongo language), corresponds in all probability to the Jesuit college (AB ev)
  • Dubrovnik
    Dubrovnik
    Croatia
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.08
    389
    15
    Church of St. Ignatius and the Jesuit College
  • Cartagena
    Cartagena
    Colombia
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.37
    139
    5
    Iglesia de San Pedro Claver
  • Zacatecas
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.03
    62
    4
    Santo Domingo and College
  • Vienna
    Vienna
    Austria
    Inscribed: 2001
    4.02
    593
    20
    Jesuit Church
  • Valletta
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.76
    385
    10
    Jesuit Church
  • Toledo
    Toledo
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.96
    334
    13
    Saint Ildefonso's Church
  • Syracuse
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.59
    247
    8
    "Church of the Collegio (built by the Jesuits in the 17th century)" (AB Ev)
    See it.wikipedia.org
  • Sucre
    Sucre
    Bolivia
    Inscribed: 1991
    2.86
    93
    7
    Convent of the Jesuits
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.82
    304
    14
    Church Notre-Dame-du-Bourg in Rabastens: During the Wars of Religion, the monument was looted and transformed into a guardhouse. After the return to Catholic worship, the church was entrusted to the Jesuits.
    See fr.wikipedia.org
  • Quebrada de Humahuaca
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.14
    63
    5
    Jesuit Church in Purmamarca
  • Prague
    Prague
    Czechia
    Inscribed: 1992
    4.28
    588
    16
    St Nicholas Church
  • The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá
    Inscribed: 2025
    2.93
    157
    9
    Remains of a Jesuit Church at Panama Viejo
  • Mexico City and Xochimilco
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.84
    275
    8
    The Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso was founded in 1572 by the first Jesuits that reached present-day Mexico. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Spanish Dominion, in 1767, the building kept its educational role, even housing the School of Law and the School of Medicine after the Independence.
    See es.wikipedia.org
  • Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesus
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.04
    69
    8
  • Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
    Inscribed: 1983
    2.88
    72
    9
  • Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
    Inscribed: 1990
    2.94
    33
    7
  • Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.57
    69
    8
  • Great Spa Towns of Europe
    Great Spa Towns of Europe
    Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.28
    448
    16
    The former Jesuit Monastery close to the Collegiate church became the conversation house/Kurhaus until 1825 and afterwards the Town Hall. (nom file)
  • Graz
    Graz
    Austria
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.97
    257
    10
    Jesuit College
  • Florence
    Inscribed: 1982
    4.45
    590
    15
    San Giovannino degli Scolopi: "In the mid-16th century, Cosimo I applied the inheritance of a Giovanni di Lando of the neighboring Gori family to the erection of a church for the newly arrived Jesuits (1577)."
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Ferrara
    Ferrara
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.19
    233
    10
    Chiesa del Gesù
    See it.wikipedia.org
  • Fasil Ghebbi
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.13
    59
    3
    "the Baroque style brought to Gondar by the Jesuit missionaries" (unesco website)
  • City of Luxembourg
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.17
    445
    12
    The Notre-Dame Cathedral "was originally a Jesuit church".
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Churches of Chiloé
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.19
    58
    8