Jesuit Society Archives

The Archives of the House of the Superior General of the Society of Jesus includes digitized versions of primary and secondary sources related to Jesuits and their mission activities.

Resources Available

  • Monumenta Historica Societatis Iesu:  Letters, monumenta, acta, vitae, documenta, and commentaries from the 16th-18th centuries from Rome, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Peru, Hungary, Austria, England, France, and Florida.
  • Giubeleo 1814-2014:  Presentation on the re-establishment of the Jesuits, including papal documents, images, and video discussions
  • Digitized Books:  Digital copies of out-of-print books of the Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu, including documents and records as well as secondary sources.
  • Historical Dictionary of the Society of Jesus:  PDF, Spanish
  • Chinese Books:  Digitizations of books used by Jesuits in Asia, including  texts translated into Chinese (some by Matteo Ricci), as well as Latin works on Asian languages, Jesuit manuals, and the writings of Joachim Bouvet during his time as a missionary in China

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