The Reverend Juan Alfonso de Polanco | |
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Born | 24 December 1517 Burgos, Spain |
Died | 20 December 1576 Rome, Italy | (aged 58)
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation(s) | Priest, secretary, chronicler |
Years active | 1547–1576 |
Known for | Among founders of Jesuits |
Notable work | Secretary to superiors general |
Juan Alfonso de Polanco, SJ (24 December 1517 in Burgos – 20 December 1576 in Rome) was a Spanish Jesuit priest. From 1547 to 1556, he was the secretary of Ignatius of Loyola and one of his closest advisers. Later, he was the secretary of the first two superiors general of the Society of Jesus after Loyola, Diego Laynez, and Francis Borgia. He also chronicled the early history of the Jesuits.[1]