Jesuit Heritage
Jesuit Heritage
The Jesuit heritage and mission of Loyola University Chicago are present in the history of our buildings, monuments, and memorials. Learn more about this heritage by perusing descriptions of various sites on our Lake Shore Campus.
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To tour the Jesuit heritage sites in-person, this map for a complete listing of their locations on our Lake Shore Campus, or enjoy the vivid photographic representations of campus life below.
Los Lobos de Loyola: "The Wolves of Loyola"
Tracing Loyola University Chicago’s Jesuit Heritage back to the 15th-Century Basque Country, Kingdom of Spain
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St. Ignatius of Loyola Statue
Loyola University Chicago’s Location in the Jesuit Global Educational Network
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Armillary Sphere
A replica of Fr. Ferdinand Verbiest, S.J.’s 17th-Century Design for the Beijing Imperial Court
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Fr. Arnold J. Damen, S.J. Statue
Loyola University Chicago’s Origins: Immigrants Educating Immigrants
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Dumbach Hall
President Dumbach Purchased Land on Chicago’s North Side and Invented Loyola’s Lake Shore Campus
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Michael Cudahy Science Hall
“Science and Religion”: First Loyola University Chicago Classroom Building on the Lake Shore Campus
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Elizabeth M. Cudahy Library
“Loyalty to Faith, Esteem for the Sons of Ignatius, Zeal for Catholic Education”
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Mundelein Center for Fine and Performing Arts
Sisters of Charity (B.V.M.) and the Society of Jesus (S.J.): Building Chicago Together Since 1867
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Madonna della Strada Chapel
Fr. James J. Mertz, S.J.’s Jesuit Devotion: From Roman Medieval Fresco to Chicago Art Deco Treasure
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Edward A. Crown Center for the Humanities
Loyola University Chicago: Welcoming Immigrant Families in an Inhospitable Era
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Memorial to the Salvadoran Martyrs
Honorary Doctorate, Military Massacre, Remembrance Wall
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Ignatius House Jesuit Community
170 years in Chicago: Handing on Nearly Five Centuries of Jesuit Heritage
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Francis Hall
First Jesuit Pope, First Pope from the Global South, a Global Pandemic, and Loyola Chicago Reaches 150
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School of Environmental Sustainability
Saint Francis of Assisi, Praise for Creation, Pope Francis, Integral Ecology
Learn moreCREDITS: The 2024-2025 project manager and designer of the signs installed on the Lake Shore Campus was architect Shannon Honl, M.Arch. and Ph.D Cand. in Public History and United States History, Department of History, Loyola University Chicago (https://www.shannonhonl.com/).
The Jesuit Heritage Signage Project is an ongoing research exploration conducted by Fr. Stephen Schloesser, S.J., Ph.D, Professor of History; and Director of the Center for Jesuit Heritage Research, College of Arts and Science, Loyola University Chicago.
Embarking on the tour
To tour the Jesuit heritage sites in-person, this map for a complete listing of their locations on our Lake Shore Campus, or enjoy the vivid photographic representations of campus life below.
CREDITS: The 2024-2025 project manager and designer of the signs installed on the Lake Shore Campus was architect Shannon Honl, M.Arch. and Ph.D Cand. in Public History and United States History, Department of History, Loyola University Chicago (https://www.shannonhonl.com/).
The Jesuit Heritage Signage Project is an ongoing research exploration conducted by Fr. Stephen Schloesser, S.J., Ph.D, Professor of History; and Director of the Center for Jesuit Heritage Research, College of Arts and Science, Loyola University Chicago.