The Great Schism, also known as the East-West Schism, is an important event in the history of Christianity that forever changed the course of the Christian religion. A result of the division of the...

The Vatican is the center of the Roman Catholic Church and as such is considered to be a pillar of faith for Roman Catholics around the world. Encompassing Vatican City, the Holy See, the...

Learn about the history of Christianity, as well as about the major beliefs of Christianity, in this brand new section of the Lost Tomb of Jesus site. Find out about the history of the Vatican, including the role...

Francis Xavier was born on the 7th of April in 1506 to an aristocratic and a wealthy family in Navarre, Spain. At the age of 19, Xavier went to Paris where he studied at...

Founder of the Society of Jesus, Ignatius of Loyola was instrumental to the establishment of the order of Jesuit missionaries as well as to the Christian society�s early works. As such, St. Ignatius helped to shape the...

Following the period of expansion that the Society of Jesus experienced during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Jesuits experienced a period of suppression and restoration that occurred in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. During this...

Another important element of the history of the Society of Jesus is the period of expansion that the Christian missionary group underwent during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. After the establishment of the Jesuits in 1540, the Jesuits� early...

The Society of Jesus, and in particular the religious society�s early works, were fundamental in the re-strengthening of the Catholic Church during the period of the Counter Reformation. The Jesuit missionaries, led by the founder of the Society...