Jesuit College of Ingolstadt
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The Jesuit College of Ingolstadt was a Jesuit school in Ingolstadt, in the Duchy and Electorate of Bavaria, founded in 1556, that operated until the suppression of the Jesuit Order in 1773. The college was the headquarters of the Jesuits in Germany, and became a center of the Counter-Reformation. Many of its members taught at the University of Ingolstadt.
Copper engraving of the college by Michael Wening
Peter Canisius (1521–1597), the founder
Gregory of Valencia (1549–1603) was a professor and member of the college for many years.
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, an alumnus, was a rigid supporter of Catholicism during the Thirty Years' War.
Ferdinand of Bavaria was Prince-elector archbishop of the Archbishopric of Cologne from 1612 to 1650, as successor of Ernest of Bavaria. He was also prince-bishop of Hildesheim, Liège, Münster, and Paderborn.
Engraving of Ferdinand of Bavaria