Ignacio Visconti

Ignazio Visconti (* July 31, 1682 in Milan, † May 4, 1755 in Rome) was the 16th General of the Society of Jesus.

Life

Visconti comes from an old noble family of Lombardy.

With 20 years of Visconti joined the Society of Jesus on November 13, 1702. After his graduation he was appointed to the college in Milan. There he taught the subjects of rhetoric, philosophy, exegesis and scholasticism.

The 15th General of the Order, Franz Retz, Visconti appointed vicar general. As on November 19, 1750 died Retz, the General Assembly of the Order on July 4, 1751 Ignazio Visconti for the 16th General of the Order.

Visconti's tenure was marked by many crises. Father Antoine de La Valette had driven through mismanagement and unlawful transactions several trading houses in ruin. 1753 called Visconti Father La Valette back to headquarters to Rome to investigate the scandal. But hampered by false witness and guarantor ignorant, the whole thing fizzled out and the culprit could return home safely in colonies.

La Valette huge debts could no longer wear the Order and Visconti saw ultimately exposed to the criticism he would have been an accomplice or at least privy to.

In addition, during this difficult time trying Sebastiao Jose de Carvalho, later Marquês de Pombal, the Order systematically destroying.

With the Treaty of Madrid of 13 January 1750, Paraguay war between Spain and Portugal went finally to an end.

At the age of 73 years Ignazio Visconti died on May 4, 1755 in Rome. He was succeeded by Luigi Centurioni.

• Superior General of the Jesuit Order
• Jesuit
• Historical person (Italy )
• Visconti
• Person ( Milan )
• Born in 1682
• Died in 1755
• Man