who we are
    the society of jesus
    our founder, st. ignatius
   'international' society
    jesuits in kerala
    a few milestones
    interesting facts about jesuits
who we are...  


who are we?

we are jesuits.
wondering who jesuits are?

jesuits are a band of men, who have dedicated their lives for the kingdom of god.
jesuits are members of the roman catholic religious order- the society of jesus.

society of jesus was founded by st. ignatius of loyola in the year 1541. it had a humble beginning when ignatius of loyola, francis xavier, peter faber and a few other friends vowed their loyalty to god in rome.

today, it is an international organization with 20,000 jesuits serving in 6 continents and 112 countries, all over the world.