Being a Jesuit in Renaissance Italy: Biographical Writing in the Early Global Age

by Camilla Russell

A new history illuminates the Society of Jesus in its first century from the perspective of those who knew it best: the early Jesuits themselves. The Society of Jesus was established in 1540. In the century that followed, thousands sought to become Jesuits and pursue vocations in religious service, teaching, and missions. Drawing on scores of unpublished biographical documents housed at the Roman Jesuit Archive, Camilla Russell illuminates the lives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674261127
• ISBN13: 9780674261129
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"