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Aug 15, 1534
St. Ignatius Gathers the First Members
St. Ignatius of Loyola and his six friends that he met at the University of Paris all swear vows of poverty, chastity, and obiediance to the pope. -
Period: Oct 16, 1534 to
Jesuit History
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Oct 16, 1537
The Groups Seeks Papal Approval
Ignatius and his company travel to Italy for an audiance with the pope. They were trying to aquire the pope's approval so that thier fledgling order officially can be established. -
Sep 27, 1540
The Jesuits are Officially Formed
Pope Paul III give Ignatius permission to form the Jesuits, or the Society of Jesus. -
Mar 14, 1543
Ignatius Becomes Superior General
The Society of Jesus held a vote for who will become their leader. All votes but his own were in favor of Ignatius. -
Oct 16, 1554
The Jesuit Constitution
Ignatius wrote the Jesuit Constitution, which stressed the obiedience that all Jesuits vow to the pope. -
Jul 31, 1556
Death of St. Ignatius
Although Ignatius is dead, his legacy lives on in the forms of one of the most influencial orders in church history, and the 74 Jesuit colleges formed during his life. -
Oct 16, 1580
The Jesuit Influence Spreads to Japan
The Japanese government gave the Jesuits fiefdom of Nagasaki. -
Jesuit Fiefdom Taken Back
The Japanese government took back the fiefdom of Nagasaki given to the Jesuits seven years earlier due to their growing influence. -
First Eastern Academy
The Jesuits found the first Roman-style academic institution in the East, St. Paul Jesuit College in Macau. -
Jesuits Influence the West
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Jesuits Expelled from Portugul
The Portugese secretary of state banished the Society of Jesus from the country.