Antonio Maldonado Correa, S.J.

Antonio Maldonado Correa, S.J. is a Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, translator, and educator from Granada. He entered the Society of Jesus and, in 1956, went to Japan, where he studied Japanese language and culture and later pursued theology at Sophia University. He was ordained to the priesthood in Japan and remained there until 1969, serving in pastoral ministry, including in parishes in the Hiroshima area. Upon returning to Spain, he engaged in pastoral work and taught English and religion in Jesuit schools in Andalusia. He has written extensively on Ignatian spirituality and has translated numerous works from English and Japanese into Spanish. He has also contributed translations to Proyección. Teología y Mundo Actual and Archivo Teológico Granadino, publications of the Faculty of Theology of Granada. In later years, he resided in a Jesuit community in Granada.