The birth of Jesuit education and the first college of the Society of Jesus  In 1548, with the opening of the College of Messina, the Society of Jesus inaugurated a new chapter in the history of European education. This was not merely the founding of a school, but the beginning of an educational model destined to spread throughout the world, becoming one of the defining features… Read more

The right to education is not an abstract principle, but a concrete responsibility that involves the entire educational community. With this spirit, Fondazione Gesuiti Educazione has awarded three scholarships to deserving students, enabling… Read more

January 3, a feast that tells the origin and identity of the Society of Jesus On January 3, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, a liturgical commemoration of particular significance for the Society of Jesus, which… Read more

A journey that marked the beginnings of lay participation within Ignatian spirituality  The Marian Congregations represent one of the most significant expressions of Ignatian spirituality and of lay involvement in the life of the Church. Founded in the sixteenth century, during a period of rapid expansion of Jesuit colleges, they were conceived as places of spiritual formation, personal growth, and apostolic commitment, inspired by the Virgin Mary and by the Ignatian charism. Origins and pontifical recognition  The first Marian Congregation was founded in Rome in 1563 by the Jesuit Jean Leunis, a teacher at the Roman… Read more

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a model of Christian charity and service: a life dedicated to the poor, care for the vulnerable and a legacy of compassion still alive today. Read more

Jesuit baroque: beauty as a path to faith  Born to inspire awe and touch the hearts of seventeenth-century believers, Jesuit baroque finds new life today through the experience of Pietre Vive —… Read more

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin — Jesuit, scientist, and philosopher — united faith and scientific inquiry in an evolutionary vision of the universe. In the Omega Point, he saw the fulfillment of creation in… Read more

Saint Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Mercy and the Acts of the Apostles, was a physician, a disciple of Saint Paul, and the patron saint of artists. His writings unite… Read more

Ignatian education: faith and knowledge as tools for transformation, where teaching becomes vocation and hope for the future. Read more

San Roberto Bellarmino, gesuita, cardinale e dottore della Chiesa, fu una delle figure più autorevoli della Controriforma e un instancabile difensore della fede cattolica. Ricordato dalla liturgia il 17 settembre, unì rigore intellettuale… Read more