Jesuit College of Ingolstadt
| German: Jesuitenkolleg Ingolstadt | |
Copper engraving of the college by Michael Wening
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| Type | Jesuit College |
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| Active | 1556–1773 |
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Ingolstadt, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire 48°45′55″N 11°25′15″E / 48.765278°N 11.420833°ECoordinates: 48°45′55″N 11°25′15″E / 48.765278°N 11.420833°E |
The Jesuit College of Ingolstadt (German: Jesuitenkolleg Ingolstadt) was a Jesuit school in Ingolstadt, in the Duchy and Electorate of Bavaria, founded in 1556, that operated until the suppression of the Jesuit Order in 1773. The college was the headquarters of the Jesuits in Germany, and became a center of the Counter-Reformation. Many of its members taught at the University of Ingolstadt.
The University of Ingolstadt was founded in 1472 by Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria (1417–79).William IV, Duke of Bavaria, (1493–1550) arranged with Ignatius of Loyola for three Jesuits to lecture at the University in 1549. They were Alfonso Salmerón (1515–85) of Spain, Claude Le Jay (c. 1504–52) of Savoy and Peter Canisius (1521–97) of the Netherlands. Canisius was elected first dean and then rector of the theological faculty, and from 1551–52 was vice-chancellor. However, by February 1552 the three Jesuits had moved on to new assignments.
In 1555 Peter Canisius agreed with Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, (1528–79) on the terms for establishing the Jesuit college. The initial concept of this and other early Jesuit colleges was that they should be endowed, giving them an assured income. They would be near a university but not formally associated with it. The college would provide accommodation for scholastics, who would attend the university or other colleges for classes. Ignatius of Loyola provided detailed instructions to the 18 Jesuits that were sent from Rome in 1556. He recommended that the fathers treated the local authorities with great respect and do all they could to obtain the support of influential people. Peter Canisius was the first head of the college, from 1555 until he moved to Switzerland in 1580. Ignatius established the German province of the Society of Jesus in 1556 and appointed Canisius as its first leader.
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