RT Article
T1 A House for the Catechumens: Public Conversions and Scandals in the Rise of the Jesuits
JF The catholic historical review
VO 111
IS 4
SP 611
OP 648
A1 Kalak, Matteo Al
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1960944487
AB This article will explore the origins of the House of Catechumens in Rome. After outlining the role played by Ignatius of Loyola, it will illustrate the political connections that enabled the Jesuits to activate a successful conversionist policy. The events related to the founding of the House, the changes to its governing statutes shortly after its establishment in 1543, and the period of coexistence with the Jesuit headquarters, which continued to host converts for several years, will then be reconstructed. Thanks to new documents, this article will finally shed light on the ambiguous figure of Don Giovanni da Torano, the first rector of the House of Catechumens.
K1 Ignatius of Loyola
K1 Jesuits
K1 House of Catechumens
K1 Jews
K1 Conversion
DO 10.1353/cat.2025.a982627