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Society of Jesus (Society of Jesus)

Type Object Region Europe Time 1540

A Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola and formally approved by Pope Paul III in 1540 through the bull Regimini militantis ecclesia…

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  1. 1534–1539Montmartre · ParisIgnatius of Loyola and his companions swore vows of poverty, chastity, and pilgrimage to Jerusalem at Montmartre in Paris, forming the core group of 'Friends of Jesus' and drafting a prototype of the Constitutions, laying the spiritual foundation for the formal order.
  2. 1540Rome · RomePope Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, formally approving the establishment of the Society of Jesus and granting it privileges such as mission work and hearing confessions, marking the organization's transition from a voluntary group to a religious order recognized by the Holy See.
  3. 1541–1600Rome · RomeBefore his death in 1556 Ignatius completed revisions to the Constitutions, establishing centralization and the spiritual principle 'for the greater glory of God'; thereafter the Society of Jesus rapidly expanded to the Americas, Asia, and Africa, building networks of colleges and mission stations.

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