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The Begginnings of Suppression
The Jesuits at this time were being unofficially suppressed by several countries and their colonies. Those countries included Spain, Potugal, France, the Two Sicilies, and Parma. -
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Jesuit Suppression
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Official Suppression
This was the day the Jesuits were officially suppressed by Pope Clement XIV, at the urging of several monarchs. The document was the Dominus ac Redemptor -
Russia and Prussia keep Jesuits?
Russia, Prussia, and several other non-Catholic countries kept the Jesuit orders in place, half to defy the Pope, the other half because their monarchs enjoyed having the Jesuits around. -
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Jesuit Arrests and Imprisonments
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American Independence
America declares its independence, starting the Revolutionary War. -
War of 1812
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Pope Pius VII restores the Jesuits
In 1814 the Jesuits were officially restored as a religious order. -
End of the War of 1812
The War of 1812 ends with the signing of the treaty of Ghent. -
The return of all Jesuits
By 1815 all former Jesuits had now been restored and there were no more persecutions.
