Jesuit Expansion in Europe (1540s)

Name: Jesuit Expansion in Europe (1540s)
Start: 1540
End: 1549

Type Event Region Europe Time 1540–1549

After Pope Paul III approved the Society of Jesus in 1540, the Jesuits rapidly expanded across Europe in the 1540s, becoming the most important educa…

Timeline

1540Rome · ItalyPope Paul III approved by papal bull the 'Society of Jesus' founded by Ignatius of Loyola as a formal religious order, granting it organizational foundations and legitimacy for missions in Europe and overseas.
1541–1549Europe · EuropeDuring the 1540s, the Jesuits successively established colleges in Rome, Venice, Naples, Salamanca, Lisbon, Paris, Ingolstadt, and elsewhere, cultivating Catholic elites through humanist and theological education and conducting pastoral and scholarly activities.

Sources

Society of Jesus https://www.britannica.com/topic/Society-of-Jesus
Ignatius of Loyola https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Ignatius-of-Loyola