Tadeusz Brzozowski

Tadeusz Brzozowski (born Oct. 21, 1749, Malbork, Pol.—died Feb. 5, 1820, Płock, Pol., Russian Empire) was the first general of the restored Society of Jesus. In 1765 Brzozowski joined the Jesuits in Poland. He was ordained in Vilnius and taught in Minsk. In 1805, after serving 16 years as secretary and assistant to his predecessors, he was elected superior of the order, which had survived in Russian-annexed Poland and in Russia. When Pope Pius VII...