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Jesuit Resources from Xavier's Center for Mission and Identity including free online videos and resources by theme.

Selected Books at Xavier University Library

The Cambridge Companion to the Jesuits by Thomas Worcester (Editor)
Call Number: BX3706.3 .C36 2008
ISBN: 9780521857314
Publication Date: 2008-03-20
Located in the Jesuit Identity Collection, 1st floor
The American Jesuits by Raymond A. Schroth
Call Number: BX3708 .S37 2007
ISBN: 9780814740255
Publication Date: 2007-10-01
Located in the Jesuit Identity Collection, 1st floor
The Jesuits II by Steven J. Harris (Editor); Gauvin Alexander Bailey (Editor); John W. O'Malley (Editor); T. Frank Kennedy (Editor)
Call Number: BX3706.3 .J48 2006
ISBN: 9780802038616
Publication Date: 2006-03-28
Located in the Jesuit Identity Collection, 1st floor

Welcome to this CRRA research guide on the Jesuits. It will link you to electronic collections of materials on the Jesuits available online, as well as to links that will search the Catholic Portal for books and other materials about the Society of Jesus, as well as texts by and works about St. Ignatius Loyola and the other co-founders of the order.

We hope that you will find this research guide useful in getting at the wealth of materials presented online by CRRA member libraries and in the Catholic Portal.

Anonymous portrait of St. Ignatius Loyola from the 16th century. Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Online Collections From CRRA Libraries

Below are direct links to rare and important digitized collections from CRRA Libraries.

Alfred Hamy's Jesuit Portrait Gallery
From Marquette University. Raynor Memorial Libraries has digitized Galerie Illustrée de la Compagnie de Jésus (Paris: 1893) in order to improve access to this cornerstone collection of Jesuitica. Staff at the John J. Burns Library at Boston College graciously contributed an assortment of digital scans, allowing for the complete presentation of Alfred Hamy's seminal work. The gallery contains 405 engravings of notable Jesuits from the 16th century to the 19th century.
Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. Conference
An annual gathering celebrating the English poet and Jesuit priest.
Holy Rosary Mission - Red Cloud School Collection
From Marquette University. The Holy Rosary — Red Cloud Digital Image Collection features selected photographs primarily from the Red Cloud Indian School of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The images include people, places, and events involving Oglala Indian children, youth, and adults; Jesuits; lay teachers; and Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity.
Jesuitica Collection
From Loyola University of Chicago. Items from the Rare Book Collection written by and about the Society of Jesus.
Jesuits at Creighton University
This collection contains pictures and names of Jesuits who have served Creighton from its founding.
St. Francis Mission Collection
From Marquette University. The St. Francs Mission Digital Image Collection features selected photographs primarily from the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations in South Dakota. The images include community celebrations, religious events, and mission and school activities involving Oglala and Brulé Indians, Jesuits, and Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity.
William F. Rigge, S.J. Papers
This collection contains the papers and memoirs of William F. Rigge, S.J. Father Rigge figured prominently in Creighton’s first 50 years, first as a scholastic with the small band of Jesuits at Creighton when it opened in 1878 and later as a professor and researcher. The online collection presents a sampling of his memoirs and personal papers relating to the founding and early years of Creighton as well as his scientific papers and other materials from his academic career.

Search the Catholic Portal: The Jesuits

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Search the Catholic Portal: Famous Jesuits

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