The Jesuits and science
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The Jesuits and science
Some of the disciples of St. Ignatius of Loyola combined their religious vocation with scientific work. Some even corresponded with Galileo, Kepler, and Newton.
In 1824, the Jesuits founded astronomical, geophysical and meteorological observatories in America, Asia and Africa. Today they are in charge of the Vatican Observatory.
More information at: http://www.mensaje.cl/agendacultural/los-jesuitas-y-la-ciencia-una-tradicin-en-la-iglesia
Historical figures
Some of the leading Jesuit scientists in history lived in the 16th and 17th centuries, such as José de Acosta, Mateo Ricci and Christopher Clavius. The 18th and 19th centuries also had notable figures, such as Eusebio Kino, Barolomeu de Gusmão and Josef Dobrovský. In the 20th and 21st centuries, prominent names include James Cullen, Guy Consolmagno and Alberto Dou Mas de Xaxàs.
More information at: http://www.lib.luc.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/show/jesuitsciences
Why does the Vatican observe the Universe?
In 2013, the Argentine Jesuit José Funes gave a talk at ITESO at the second conference on "Humanism and the Humanities in the Educational Tradition of the Society of Jesus," in which he discussed the Vatican Observatory, an institution in harmony with both science and faith.
More information at http://magis.iteso.mx/redaccion/%C2%BFpara-qu%C3%A9-observa-el-vaticano-al-universo