Founding of the Jesuits
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, French History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Rome, Paris
- Date: August 15, 1534 (official recognition: September 27, 1540)
Article abstract: The founding of the Jesuits marks the formation of a new religious monastic order, one that stands at the forefront of Counter-Reformation efforts.
Summary of Event
In the spring of 1521, war broke out between France and Spain over the disputed kingdom of Navarre in the Pyrenees. On May 20, at the battle of Pamplona, a Spanish knight named Iñigo de Oñaz y Loyola (known as Ignacio or Ignatius since 1537), who was about thirty years old, had his right leg shattered by a cannonball. The French subsequently seized the city and sent...
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