The Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome. It was founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola and six companions, with the approval of Pope Paul III. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations. Jesuits work in education, research, and cultural pursuits. Jesuits also conduct retreats, minister in hospitals and parishes, sponsor direct social and humanitarian ministries, and promote ecumenical dialogue.
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory is a Jesuit, college-preparatory school for boys, grades 9–12, in the Chinatown area and in the Greater Sharpstown district of Houston, Texas, United States. It is near Alief.
Peter Canisius 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, Switzerland and the British Isles. The restoration of the Catholic Church in Germany after the Protestant Reformation is largely attributed to the work there of the Society of Jesus, which he led. He is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church.
St Joseph's High School is a private Catholic secondary school, located in Dili, Timor Leste. The school was founded by the Catholic Diocese of Díli in 1983–84, when East Timor was still part of Indonesia. In 1993 the school was entrusted to the Society of Jesus, with a ten-year commitment.
Kolese Loyola, also referred by its acronym LC or Loyola College is a private Catholic secondary school located in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The school was established by the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus in 1949. The school's name is derived from its patron saint, St. Ignatius of Loyola.
St. John's High School, Ranchi is a private Catholic secondary school for boys located in Purulia Road in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. The school was founded by the Jesuits in 1887 and provides boys with an education from grades KG to 12.
Universitas Sanata Dharma also referred to by its acronym USD or Sadhar is a private, Catholic, research, coeducational higher education institution run by the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus in Yogyakarta Indonesia. The two words, "Sanatana Dharma", come from the ancient Sanskrit language. "Sanatana" is a Sanskrit word that denotes that which is Anadi (beginningless), Anantha (endless) and does not cease to be, that which is eternal and everlasting. With its rich connotations, Dharma is not translatable to any other language. Dharma is from dhri, meaning to hold together, to sustain. Its approximate meaning is "Natural Law," or those principles of reality which are inherent in the very nature and design of the universe. Thus the term Sanatana Dharma can be roughly translated to mean "the natural, ancient and eternal way". The dedication is to the greater glory of God and the service is to humanity. Universitas Sanata Dharma has 8 undergraduate schools with 25 departments, along with 7 graduate programs, 1 professional program, and 3 certificate programs.
Kutama College is a private Catholic independent boarding high school near Norton, Zimbabwe in the Zvimba area, 80 kilometres southwest of Harare. Grown out of a Mission station founded in 1914 and run by the Marist Brothers, Kutama has a student population of about 700 pupils.
Canisius College is a private Catholic secondary school for boys, located in Menteng, Central Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. The school was founded by the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus in 1927.
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (CRJ) is an independent, Jesuit, co-educational, college preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago. CRJ opened in August 2007 and graduated its first class in June 2011. In partnership with the East Coast Jesuits and the Baltimore business community, the school targets lower income families of religious, racial, and ethnic diversity.
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston is a Roman Catholic secondary school located on 6700 Mount Carmel Drive in Houston, Texas, United States. It was founded by the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus and continues to be a sponsored work of the Jesuits. It is a part of the Cristo Rey Network and also affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Father T. J. Martinez, S.J., was the founding president.
Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) Kolese Gonzaga is a private Catholic secondary school, located in Pejaten Barat, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. Established by the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus in 1987, the school began as a boys' school and commenced accepting girls in 1990. It was originally named as Kolese Kanisius Unit Selatan and got its current name in 1990. Its nicknames are Gonz and GC.
Loyola Academy, also called Loyola Academy CBSE School and Loyola Academy Senior Secondary School, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Chennai, Maraimalai Nagar, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The co-educational English Medium school was established in 2011 by the Jesuits and is closely affiliated with Loyola College, a higher educational institution in Chennai that offers bachelor's and master's degrees in association with Osmania University.
St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School is a private Catholic primary and senior secondary school located in Bettiah, Bihar, India. The school was founded in 1998 and is run by the Society of Jesus. The school offers kindergarten through higher secondary curriculum.
St. Joseph's School, Hassan, also collectively called St. Joseph's Institutions, Hassan, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school and private pre-university college located in Hassan, in the state of Karnataka, India. The school was founded by the Jesuits in 1956 and is now run in conjunction with the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross. The compound has grown to include a primary school, medium school, and pre-university college.
Loyola School and Pre-University College, Mundgod is a private Catholic primary and secondary school and pre-university college located in Mundgod, in the state of Karnataka, India. The institution is run by the Karnataka Jesuits.
Dnyanmata Vidyalaya, Sangamner, sometimes known as Dnyanmata School, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Sangamner, in the Ahmednagar district, of the state of Maharashtra, India. The school was founded by the Jesuits in 1948 initially as a primary school and has since expanded to a secondary school through to a junior college.
De Britto College High School Yogyakarta is a private Catholic all-boys high school run by the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It was founded by the Jesuits on August 19, 1948, on an eight-acre (3.2 ha) campus.
St. Michael Vocational School, also referred to by its acronym MICO, is a private Catholic secondary school and vocational training centre (SMK), located in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The school was founded by the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus in 1962.
St John's Beaumont School is a private day and boarding Jesuit preparatory school, and is for boys and girls aged 3 to 13 years old. It is situated between Englefield Green and Old Windsor on Priest's Hill, with the school building in Surrey and the sports fields in Berkshire. It was opened in 1888, and it is the oldest purpose-built preparatory school in the UK. The building is Grade II listed and was designed by John Francis Bentley in Tudor style with a Perpendicular chapel, and it was named St John's, in honour of St John Berchmans, who was canonised that year.
