Jesuit Jubilee

ICON OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA AND COMPANIONS – St. Francis Xavier, St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Peter Faber are shown in an icon released by the Jesuit General Curia for the order's jubilee year. The 2006 celebrations mark the 450th anniversary of the death of the Jesuit founder, St. Ignatius, and the 500th anniversary of the births of his two closest companions. (CNS/courtesy of Jesuit General Curia)
The 2006 celebrations mark the 450th anniversary of the death of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, and the 500th anniversary of the births of two of his closest companions, St. Francis Xavier and St. Peter Faber.



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