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1914 | 2014       The Centennial Celebration       1914 | 2014
 
Multimedia Gallery
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In the Chapel: Jesuit Saints and Martyrs
Reliquary

Above: A photo of the reliquary which is now mounted
on permanent display in the back of the Regis chapel.
 
In March of 1914, while construction began on the Regis building, our Foundress and her children were on their way for a European tour on the Cunard Line. One of her stops was Rome and a meeting with Franz Xavier Wernz, S.J., the twenty-fifth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He had named her a "Founder of the Society of Jesus" for her efforts and generosity to establish Regis High School.

During the visit, the Superior General presented the Foundress of Regis with a reliquary of what is believed to include relics of all of the Saints and Blesseds of the Society of Jesus at that time (March 1914).

The Foundress had the reliquary mounted in a somewhat hidden corner just outside the sacristy door in the Regis chapel. It remained there for the duration of our first century. This month, it was moved to the rear wall of the chapel on the left as you enter.

It is now possible for all who visit the Chapel to view the relics. Should you have the opportunity to visit Regis, consider stopping by the Chapel to note this gift given to Regis 100 years ago in March 1914, and say a prayer of gratitude for the Foundress.



Reliquary

Above: There are 22 displays in the reliquary given to the Foundress in 1914.



The Saint relics displayed in the reliquary are as follows (from left to right):

Saint Ignatius Loyola, S.J. (1491-1556) Canonized in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV
Saint Francis Xavier, S.J. (1506-1552) Canonized in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV
Saint Francis Borgia, S.J. (1510-1572) Canonized in 1670 by Pope Clement X
Saint Peter Claver, S.J (1581-1654) Canonized in 1888 by Pope Leo XIII
Saint Francis De Girolamo, S.J. (1642-1716) Canonized in 1839 by Pope Gergory XVI
Saint John Francis Regis, S.J.(1597-1640) Canonized in 1737 by Pope Clement XII
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J. (1568-1591) Canonized in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
Saint John Berchmans, S.J. (1599-1621) Canonized in 1888 by Pope Leo XIII
Saint Stanislaus Kostka, S.J. (1550-1568) Canonized in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez, S.J. (1532-1617) Canonized in 1888 by Pope Leo XII
Saint Edmund Campion, S.J. (1540-1581) Canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Saint Peter Canisius, S.J. (1521-1597) Canonized in 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Martyrs of Japan:
   Saint Paul Miki, S.J. (1562-1597)
   Saint Juan Soan de Goto, S.J. (1578-1597)
   Saint James Kisai, S.J. (1533-1597)
Canonized in 1862 by Pope Pius IX
Canonized in 1862 by Pope Pius IX
Canonized in 1862 by Pope Pius IX
   
Blessed Charles Spinula, S.J. (1565-1622) Beatified in 1867 by Pope Pius IX
Saint John de Britto, S.J. (1647-1693) Canonized in 1947 by Pope Pius XII
   
Rudolf Aquaviva & Companions:
   Blessed Rudolf Aquaviva (1550-1583)
   Blessed Alphonso Pacheco (1549-1583)
   Blessed Peter Berno (1552-1583)
   Blessed Anthony Francisco (1550-1583)
   Blessed Francis Aranha (1551-1583)
Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
   
Martyrs of Hungary:
   Saint Marko Krizin, S.J. (1589-1619)
   Saint Stephen Pongracz, S.J. (1583-1619)
   Melchoir Grodziecki, S.J. (1584-1619)
Canonized in 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized in 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized in 1995 by Pope John Paul II
   
Saint Andrew Bobola, S.J. (1591-1657) Canonized in 1938 by Pope Pius XI
Blessed Anthony Baldinucci, S.J. (1665-1717) Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Blessed Leonard Chimura, S.J. (1575-1619) Beatified in 1867 by Pope Pius IX
Saint Bernadino Realino, S.J. (1530-1616) Canonized in 1947 by Pope Pius XII
Saint Mariana de Jesus de Paredes, O.F.S. (1618-1645) Canonized in 1950 by Pope Pius XII



Saint John Francis Regis Relic

Above: The relic of Saint John Francis Regis, S.J.


Reliquary Inscription

Above: The reliquary frame is inscribed: "Presented by Father General to The Regis High School S.J. 1914"
 
 
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