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History of the Jesuits

By mprewitt15
  • Period: Jan 1, 1534 to

    History of the Jesuits

  • Aug 15, 1534

    Meeting in Montmartre

    Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier, Alfonso Salmeron, Diego Laínez, Nicolás Bobadilla, Peter Faber, and Simão Rodrigues met in the Church of Our Lady at Montmarte to discuss becoming a band of men working for the glory of god
  • Sep 27, 1540

    Formation of the Society of Jesus

    Pope Paul III established the Society of Jesus as a new religious order
  • Mar 17, 1541

    Ignatius becomes the first superior of the Jesuits

    The whole process took 14 days
  • May 6, 1542

    St. Fancis Xavier arrives in India

    By arriving in India, Xavier began to spread the Jesuit order across Asia
  • Dec 13, 1545

    The Council of Trent begins

  • Jul 31, 1556

    Ignatius Loyola dies

  • Dec 4, 1563

    The Council of Trent ends

  • Jun 1, 1580

    The Jesuits are granted a fifedom in Japan

    The day and month are unknown

  • The Jesuits lose control over the fiedom in Japan

    The day and month are unknown

  • The Jesuits are expelled from Portugal and Portuguese possessions

  • Pope Clement XIV surpresses the Jesuits

    The Jesuits, although surpressed, remain intact in Russia

  • Pope Pius VII restores the Jesuits

  • Saint Ignatius High School opens

    St. Ignatius HS is opened and

  • Father Avery Dulles, SJ is made a Cardinal

  • Father Adolfo Nicolás, SJ is elected as the 30th Superior General