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http://sources.jhia.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/296| Title: | The Society of Jesus in Africa and Madagascar |
| Authors: | Mertens, Victor |
| Keywords: | Society of Jesus Missionaries Congo (1547) Ethiopia (1556) Morocco and Mozambique (1560 Jesuits Uganda--Tanzania--Zambia--Rhodesia--Madagascar--South Africa--Rwanda--Burundi--Angola--Cameroun--Tchad--Nigeria--Ivory Coast--Senegal--Morocco--Algeria--Egypt Apostolic activity Parochial apostolate Education Spiritual renewal Mass media apostolate Social apostolate Church in Africa |
| Issue Date: | 1971 |
| Publisher: | Roma: The General Curiae of the Society of Jesus, 1971. |
| Citation: | Year Book of the Society of Jesus |
| Series/Report no.: | Jesuit Year Book, 1971;p.7-15 |
| Abstract: | From its very ongms, the Society of Jesus wanted to put itself at the service of Africa. Saint Ignatius himself sent out the first missionaries, first to the Congo (1547), then into Ethiopia (1556). His zeal for Africa was likewise shown in a letter he wrote to Saint Francis Xaviet to recall him to Europe (1553). One of the'- reasons for this recall was "to give support to the king of Portugal in what concerns Ethiopia, where for so many years he has |
| URI: | http://sources.jhia.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/296 |
| Appears in Collections: | Publications |
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