Title: The Ignatian Year, May 20, 2021 - July 31, 2022
Description: From May 2021 to July 2022, the Society of Jesus is celebrating an Ignatian Year. May 20, 2021 marked the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius’ conversion, the day when Ignatius the soldier was struck by a cannonball, and began his spiritual transformation. Throughout the year, there will be an ongoing, changing display on Ignatian topics. Themes include biographies and autobiographies of St. Ignatius, resources on the Society of Jesus, the spiritual exercises, and a look at the Jesuits, past and current, affiliated with the university.
Curation and Design: Library Professor Julia Eisenstein
Dates: May 2021 - July 2022
Final in a series of displays commemorating the Ignatian Year, this display celebrates some the Jesuits for Detroit Mercy's past and present.
Sixth in a series of rotating displays celebrating the Ignatian Year, these books focus on Jesuit martyrs.
Fifth in a series of rotating displays celebrating the Ignatian year, this exhibit highlights books about Jesuit saints.
The Ignatian Year
Fourth in a series of rotating displays celebrating the Ignatian Year: rare Jesuitica owned by the Detroit Mercy libraries. Many of these books are covered in vellum and range in date from the late 1500s to the late 1600s.
Third in a series of rotating displays celebrating the Ignatian Year, November 2021.
Second in a series of rotating displays celebrating the Ignatian Year, September 2021. (Scroll right to see past display images.)
First in a series of rotating displays celebrating the Ignatian Year, Summer 2021