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500 Years of Global Jesuit Heritage

The richly textured Jesuit heritage of Loyola University Chicago spans centuries and continents, a multilayered story evoked in our campus buildings, monuments, and memorials. 

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Lake Michigan
Sheridan Road
Sheridan Road
CTA Loyola stop

The Los Lobos statue on the Lake Shore Campus portrays the story of the Ignatius family's generosity to the wild animals that were starving during a famine in Spain. The statue in a heavily patina bronze and stands 7-8 feet tall.

Los Lobos de Loyola: "The Wolves of Loyola"

Tracing Loyola University Chicago’s Jesuit Heritage back to the family crest of St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556).

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Bronze Statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola

St. Ignatius of Loyola Statue

Loyola University Chicago's Location in the Jesuit Global Educational Network

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Armillary Sphere

A Legacy of Centuries of Jesuit Science

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Sacred Heart of Jesus Shrine

The Sacred Heart of Jesus: A Global Jesuit Devotion

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Fr. Arnold J. Damen, S.J. Statue

Fr. Arnold J. Damen, S.J.: Immigrant Pioneer, Pastor, and President 

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Dumbach Hall

Fr. Henry J. Dumbach, S.J.: Visionary President, Futurist, Expansionist

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Michael Cudahy Science Hall

The Cudahys: Irish Catholic Immigrant Philanthropists 

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Elizabeth M. Cudahy Library 

The Cudahys: Establishing a "Storehouse of Spiritual Value"

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Mundelein Center for Fine and Performing Arts

Mundelein College Skyscraper: Educating Women in the Modern World

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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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Mertz Hall

Commemorating the Legacy of Fr. James J. Mertz, S.J.

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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

The Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador (1989): Faith Promoting Justice 

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Ignatius House Jesuit Community

Loyola University Chicago Jesuits: Think Globally, Act Locally

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Francis Hall

Named in honor of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.: The Argentinian Jesuit Pope Francis (1936-2025)

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School of Environmental Sustainability

The SES embodies the global Society of Jesus's mandate of "Caring for our Common Home"

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