The Suppression of the Society of Jesus

October 26, 2014

BUFFALO, NY - This year, 2014, commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Society of Jesus' restoration, following more than four decades of suppression. 

While space constraints limit Canisius Magazine from an in-depth examination of this part of history, Jesuit historian and LeMoyne College Professor Robert A. Scully, S.J., takes a closer look at all the individuals, interests and ideologies that were at a play in his study "The Suppression of the Society of Jesus: A Perfect Storm in an Age of Enlightenment." 

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