Short Generalate
The short term of his generalate did not allow him to do much. Yet, his affability and strength of character, not giving in to threat nor allowing himself or others to go for retaliatory moves, somehow – unknowingly – prepared his Jesuit companions to adopt the right attitude for what would happen in 1773, the suppression of the Society.
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| Preceded by Ignacio Visconti |
Superior General of the Society of Jesus 1755–1757 |
Succeeded by Lorenzo Ricci |
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| Name | Centurion, Aloysius |
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| Date of birth | 29 August 1686 |
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| Date of death | 2 October 1757 |
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