Founding of the Society of Jesus

Name: Founding of the Society of Jesus
Start: 1534
End: 1540

Type Event Region Paris Time 1534–1540

In 1534, Spanish-born Ignatius of Loyola and six companions took Jesuit-style vows in Montmartre, Paris;…

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1534Montmartre, Paris · ParisIgnatius of Loyola, together with Francis Xavier, Peter Faber, and four other Spanish and French companions, took vows in Montmartre, Paris, forming a group calling themselves the companions of Jesus, laying the groundwork for the Society of Jesus.
1540Rome · RomePope Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, formally approving the founding of the Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu); Ignatius was elected first Superior General, and the order received legal status from the Holy See.

Society of Jesus — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/Society-of-Jesus
Regimini militantis ecclesiae — Pope Paul III (1540)