Jesuit Hats
Description: Born to the Italian nobility who grew up in a castle, the son of Ferdinand Gonzaga, a prince in the Holy Roman Emperor. Trained from age four as a soldier and courtier. Served as a page in the Spanish court. He suffered from kidney disease, which he considered a blessing as it left him bed-ridden with time for prayer. While still a boy himself, he taught catechism to poor boys. At age 18, Aloysius signed away his legal claim to his family’s lands and title to his brother, and became a Jesuit novice. Tended plague victims in Rome, Italy in the outbreak of 1591 during which he caught the disease that killed him at age 23. Memorial: June 21
Description: The Communications/Music Complex of Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana is located on the corner of St. Charles and Calhoun Streets. One of the interior features is the Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall located on the second floor. The 589-seat hall can handle a full spectrum of performances from the solo recitals to the full symphony orchestra concerts. Unfortunately, we did not get to see due to pandemic restrictions. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved 20210513-DSC_4837-Edit.tif
Description: Pope Francis was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first born or raised outside of Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.
