Fr General Ricci

Lorenzo Ricci

Lorenzo Ricci was the 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus. In the 15 years of his office he witnessed the Society being gradually dismembered and then eventually crushed. In spite of opposition from Bourbon Monarchs - it was from pockets of hostility in Rome that the most virulent opposition to the Jesuit came. A brilliant man, who was elected without much pastoral experience - his fortitude was exemplary. He was to die a prisoner, in miserable conditions in Castel Sant'Angelo

Link to articles ABOUT the GENERALS

15/01/14 - Jan 15th (1776) After the death of Ricci, Pius VI releases Jesuit prisoners from Castel Sant'Angelo Click Here
31/01/14 - Background to the Lavellete Affair Click Here
07/02/14 - Background to Jesuits in Exile Click Here

We want it to be a year of study and reflection. All the crises of
history enclose a hidden wisdom that needs to be fathomed. For us, Jesuits, this is the commemoration of our greatest crisis. It is, therefore, important that we should learn from the events themselves, that we should discover the good and the bad in our behaviour in order to revive those great desires the Pope spoke of and continue the work of Evangelisation, refining our brotherhood and deepening our love.

Fr Adolfo Nicolás SJ, Superior General of the Jesuits, 2014