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E-BORESU nº 5

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Rome, March 12, 1622: Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier are canonized by Gregory XV; it is a great triumph for the Catholic Church in the midst of confessional disputes in Europe. The day after the Roman celebrations, the Jesuits celebrate the first saints of their Society in their houses throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas, according to the material and financial means of each house. Can we consider these solemnities an echo of the feasts that took place in Rome, or do local peculiarities prevail? How is the relationship between the Jesuits and the local authorities represented in these solemnities? There are several questions that these solemnities bring to light. Their rich relationships, which have attracted little interest from researchers, allow for a renewed reflection on the definition of centre-periphery relations. Our research will outline the amplitude of the phenomenon in order to encourage further studies, through a double perspective (both local and global) that emerges from the Jesuit worldview.