Christ Giving the Keys to St Peter
Giovanni Battista Castello
1598
Illumination on vellum, 384 x 292 mm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Thursday, August 7
Liturgical Color: Green
The Jesuit order was restored by Pope
Pius VII on this day in 1814. Pope
Clement XIV reluctantly suppressed it in
1773 due to threats from monarchies in
France and Spain. Founded in 1540, the
Jesuits have over 20,000 priests.