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.
Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra was a Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antananarivo, Madagascar.
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.
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is a Jesuit high school on the near Lower West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the founding school of the Cristo Rey Network and is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School was established in 1996 and provides college-preparatory education. The school places students at entry-level jobs that cover some of their tuition costs.
Victor Razafimahatratra, SJ was a Malagasy Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Antananarivo from 1976 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1976.
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.
Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic Jesuit church located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
Jacques Berthieu, SJ, was a French Jesuit, priest and missionary in Madagascar. He died during the Menalamba rebellion of 1896. Berthieu was 57 years old. He is the first martyr of Madagascar to be beatified. He was canonized a saint by Pope Benedict XVI, along with others, at a papal canonization Mass on 21 October 2012, during a meeting of the Catholic Synod of Bishops.
The De Britto Higher Secondary School is a private Catholic secondary school for boys located in Ramnagar, Devakottai, in the Sivagangai District of Tamil Nadu, India. The school was founded in 1943 by the Jesuits of the Madurai Province and is named after the Jesuit saint, John de Britto. The State Board school has cultural activities of Veeramamunivar Kalai Ilakkia Mandram.
St. Mary’s High School SSC is a private Catholic junior secondary school for boys located in Mazgaon, Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India. The Christian minority institution was founded by the Jesuits in 1864. In 1933, the Secondary School Certificate school split from the adjacent St. Mary's Anglo-Indian School ICSE, with separate buildings and staff. The school covers kindergarten, and grades one through ten.
Xavier School, Manvi, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Manvi, in the north of the state of Karnataka, India. Founded by the Jesuits on 17 June 2007, the Christian minority school has 37 classrooms and hostels.
Loyola High School, K.D. Peta, is an English medium, Catholic secondary school in Peta, Andhra Pradesh, run by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
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. John's High School, Amalapuram is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Amalapuram, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India. The high school was founded in 1968, followed in 1985 by an English medium primary school. The Society of Jesus has managed both schools since 2002.
St. Xavier’s High School, Nashik, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in the Nashik Road suburb of Nashik, Maharashtra, India. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1961. Students of all religions, races, and languages are admitted. The school comprises standards one through ten and prepares students for the Secondary School Certificate examination through Maharashtra State Board.
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.
College of Saint Michael is a private Catholic primary and secondary school and technical college, located in Amparibe, Antananarivo, Madagascar. The co-educational institution was founded in 1888 by the Society of Jesus.
The Immaculate Conception College, Mananjary, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Mananjary, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. The school was founded by the Jesuits in 1955 as a diocesan school, and was run by the Brothers of Christian Doctrine from France from 1957 to 1986. In 1986 it again became a diocesan school, with Jesuits helping, and since 2004 the Jesuits assumed full control of the school.
St. Xavier’s School, Raiganj, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Raiganj, West Bengal, India. The co-educational school opened by the Jesuits in 1999.
