St. Ignatius’ discovery that we can engage in Spiritual Exercises is among the great landmarks of Christian education. Continuing this 500-year tradition of Jesuit education, SLU’s Catholic Studies ...

From 1823 to 1865, Proudie’s ancestors helped build SLU and St. Xavier College Church. Proudie said Chauvin was enslaved to a local St. Louis woman named Amanda Curtis.

The president of Saint Louis University had always been a Jesuit priest until Dr. Fred Pestello was named the leader of the Catholic school in 2014.