List of Jesuit sites

This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus. In each country, sites are listed in chronological order of start of Jesuit association.

Nearly all these sites have been managed or maintained by Jesuits at some point of time since the Society's founding in the 16th century, with indication of the relevant period in parentheses; the few exceptions are sites associated with particularly significant episodes of Jesuit history, such as the Martyrium of Saint Denis in Paris, site of the original Jesuit vow on 15 August 1534. The Jesuits have built many new colleges and churches over the centuries, for which the start date indicated is generally the start of the project (e.g. invitation or grant from a local ruler) rather than the opening of the institution which often happened several years later. The Jesuits also occasionally took over a pre-existing institution and/or building, for example a number of medieval abbeys in the Holy Roman Empire.

In the third quarter of the 18th century, the suppression of the Society of Jesus abruptly terminated the Jesuit presence in nearly all facilities that existed at the time. Many of these, however, continued their educational mission under different management; in cases where they moved to different premises from the ones operated by the Jesuits, the Jesuit site is mentioned in the list as precursor to the later institution. Outside Rome, sites operated by Jesuits since the early 19th century are generally different from those before the 18th-century suppression. Later episodes of expulsion of the Jesuits also terminated their involvement in a number of institutions, e.g. in Russia in 1820, parts of Italy at several times during the 19th century, Switzerland in 1847, Germany in 1872, Portugal in 1910, China after 1949, Cuba in 1961, or Haiti in 1964.

The territorial allocation across countries uses contemporary boundaries, which often differ from historical ones. An exception is made for Rome which is highlighted at the start. Similarly and for simplicity, only modern place names are mentioned, spelled as on their main Wikipedia page in English, even in cases where those modern names were never in use during the time of local Jesuit involvement.

Europe

Rome

Albania

Austria

Belarus

  • Jesuit College in Polotsk (1580–1820), from 1812 an academy, seat of the Order's General Curia from 1773 to 1820, now Polotsk State University; college church demolished in 1964
  • Jesuit college in Nyasvizh (1584–1773), now Corpus Christi Church
  • Jesuit college in Orsha (1610–1820), reconstructed in the early 21st century
  • Jesuit residence in Babruysk (1618–1773, with interruptions), initially a mission until 1630
  • Jesuit college in Grodno (1622–1773), now Catholic Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier
  • Jesuit college in Novogrudok (1626–1773), initially a mission and from 1631 to 1714 a residence, now demolished
  • Jesuit college in Brest (1629–1773), now Brest Fortress; college church demolished in the mid-20th century
  • Jesuit college in Pinsk (1638–1773), now Belarusian Polesia Museum; college church demolished in the mid-20th century
  • Jesuit college in Vitebsk (1640–1820), until 1682 a residence, later Catholic Church of Saint Joseph, demolished in the 1950s
  • Jesuit College in Minsk (1654–1773), initially a mission and from 1686 to 1714 a residence, now Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary; adjacent college buildings were demolished in the 1960s, except the Catholic consistory, and the reconstruction of the Governor's House was considered in 2019
  • Jesuit college in Novaja Myš (1667–1693)
  • Jesuit college in Juravičy (1673–1820), until 1778 a residence, now a Russian Orthodox monastery
  • Jesuit college in Mogilev (1680–1820), until 1799 a residence, later Catholic Church of Saint Francis Xavier, demolished in the 1950s
  • Jesuit college in Slutsk (1689–1773), initially a mission and from 1703 to 1714 a residence
  • Jesuit college in Mstsislaw (1690–1820), initially a mission and from 1711 to 1799 a residence, now Catholic Church of St. Michael the Archangel
  • Jesuit residence in Slonim (1709–1781)
  • Jesuit college in Zhodishki (1722–1773)
  • Jesuit mission in Mazyr (c.1725–1773)
  • Eastern Catholic Jesuit seminary in Albertyn Mansion near Slonim (1924–1939)

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Jesuit seminar, now Petar Barbarić Catholic School in Travnik (1882–1945 and since 1999)
  • Church and Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Sarajevo (1893–1944)

Croatia

Czechia

  • Clementinum college in the Old Town of Prague (1556–1773), now National Library of the Czech Republic and St. Salvator Church
    • Jesuits also dominated Charles University from 1622, and in 1654 the Clementinum merged with the university's Karolinum to form Charles-Ferdinand University
  • Jesuit college and university in Olomouc (1566–1773), now Palacký University Olomouc and Church of Our Lady of the Snows
  • Jesuit college in Brno (1582–1773), now Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
  • Jesuit college in Český Krumlov (1588–1773), now Hotel Růže and Church of St. Vitus
  • Jesuit College in Chomutov (1589–1773), now Regional Museum and Church of Saint Ignatius
  • Jesuit college in Bohosudov near Krupka (1591–1773 and 1853–1950), now Episcopal grammar school and Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows
  • Jesuit college in Jindřichův Hradec (1594–1773), now the National Museum of Photography and Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
  • Church of St. Catherine in Chomutov (1605–1773), now part of the Regional Museum
  • Nové Město Jesuit college in the New Town of Prague (1622–1773), now part of the General University Hospital and St. Ignatius Church built 1655–1677
  • Bethlehem Chapel in Prague (1622–1773)
  • Church of Our Lady before Týn in Prague (1623–1773)
  • Jesuit college in Kutná Hora (1633–1773), now Central Bohemian Gallery (GASK) and Church of Saint Barbara
    • The Jesuits also established a school in Kutná Hora Castle in 1684, now the Czech Silver Museum
  • Jesuit college in Klatovy (1634–1773), now Klatovy Municipal Library and Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary and St. Ignatius
  • Jesuit college in Březnice (1642?–1773), now Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Francis Xavier
  • Jesuit college in Uherské Hradiště (1662–1773), now a cultural center and the Church of Saint Francis Xavier
  • Svatá Hora complex near Příbram (1647–1773), now Svatohorská monastery and Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
  • Jesuit college in Telč (1662–1773), now a part of Masaryk University, a branch of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands Museum in Jihlava and the Church of the Name of Jesus
  • Professed house in Prague (1673–1773), now Church of Saint Nicholas in Malá Strana
  • Church of the Annunciation in Litoměřice (1701–1773)
  • Jesuit college in Opařany (1717–1773), now known as Opařany Castle and Church of St. Francis Xavier
  • Hostýn pilgrimage church and monastery in the Beskids (1887–1950)
  • Velehrad Monastery in Velehrad (1890–1950 and since 1990), now also Stojanovo gymnázium and Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius

Denmark

Estonia

  • Jesuit College in Tartu (1586–1625)

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy (outside Rome)

Mainland

Sardinia

Sicily

Kosovo

Latvia

  • Jesuit college in Riga (1582–1621)
  • St. James's Cathedral in Riga (1582–1621)
  • Jesuit college in Cēsis (1582–1625), initially a residence until 1614
  • Jesuit college in Daugavpils (1630–1811, with interruption 1656–1669), initially a residence until 1761, now Daugavpils fortress; college church destroyed during World War II
  • Jesuit school in Izvalta (1635–1820), from 1817 a college, now Izvalta Church
  • Jesuit residence in Skaistkalne (1660–1773), initially a mission until 1677, now Church of the Assumption
  • Jesuit college in Krāslava (1676–1811)
  • Jesuit residence in Jelgava (1690–1773)
  • Jesuit college in Ilūkste (1690–1773), initially a residence until 1761, destroyed during World War I
  • Jesuit college in Dagda (1742–1820)
  • Jesuit college in Puša, Rēzekne Municipality (1743–1820 and since 2006), now Puša Catholic Church
  • Jesuit residence in Riga (1804–1820)[30]

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Monaco

  • Jesuit college in the former Convent of the Visitation (1862–1910), now Lycée Albert Premier
  • Church of the Sacred Heart (1926–1965), now a parish church

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Jersey

Americas

Argentina

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

France (overseas)

  • Habitation Loyola in French Guiana (1668–1764), now an archaeological park

El Salvador

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

United States

National

USA East Province

USA Central and Southern Province (UCS) (also administers Belize)

USA Midwest Province

USA West Province

Uruguay

Venezuela

Africa and Middle East

Algeria

Angola

  • Jesuit college of the Holy Name of Jesus in Luanda (1584–1759, with interruption 1641–1648), now Ministry of Justice, National Printing House and Igreja de Jesus[54]
  • Jesuit college in M'banza-Kongo (1623–1669)[54]

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Burundi

Cameroon

  • Collège Libermann in Douala (since 1957)

Cape Verde

  • Jesuit mission in Cape Verde (1604–1617)

Chad

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia

  • Jesuit complex in Gorgora (1608–1633), now Ruins of Gorgora Nova

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Kenya

Lebanon

Liberia

  • Xavier Jesuit School in Wein Town, Paynesville (since 2007)

Madagascar

Malawi

Morocco

Mozambique

Nigeria

Gonzaga Jesuit College (2021)

Rwanda

South Africa

Syria

  • Jesuit residence and school in Aleppo (mid-17th century), with satellite schools in Sidon (Lebanon) and Damascus[60]
  • Deir Wartan in Aleppo (since 1926)

Turkey

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

Zambia

Zimbabwe

South Asia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Andhra Pradesh

Bihar

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Delhi

Goa

Gujarat

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Odisha

Puducherry

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

East and Southeast Asia

China

Hong Kong

Macau

Indonesia

Japan

Malaysia

Philippines

Republic of Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Vietnam

Oceania

Australia

Micronesia

New Zealand

Palau

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