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CRÉTINEAU-JOLY (J.). HISTOIRE Religieuse, Politique et Littéraire de la Compagnie de Jésus. Paris. 1844. - CRÉTINEAU-JOLY (J.) HISTOIRE Religieuse, Politique et Littéraire de la Compagnie de Jésus . Composée sur les Documents Inédits et Authentiques. Ouvrage orné de portraits et de fac-simile. Paris: Paul Mellier, 1844. 5 [de 6] v.: il.; 215 mm. First edition of this monumental history of the Society of Jesus, based on unpublished and authentic documents, in 6 volumes - the present copy of volume VI (1846) is missing. Jacques Crétineau-Joly (Fontenay-le-Comte, September 23, 1803 – January 1, 1875) was a French Catholic journalist and historian, known for his legitimist political activism and his extensive histories of the Society of Jesus. He studied theology at the Saint-Sulpice seminary in Paris, abandoning his ecclesiastical career before his ordination. His historiographical work on the Jesuits, compiled from previously inaccessible archives of the Order, earned him recognition in the conservative Catholic world and heated controversy in liberal and anti-clerical circles. The Histoire religieuse, politique et littéraire de la Compagnie de Jésus covers the history of the Society from its foundation by Saint Ignatius of Loyola to the Restoration of the 19th century, dealing with the great missions, the persecutions, the suppression of 1773 by Clement XIV and the re-establishment of 1814. Rare and sought after. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate