A Jesuit is a male-only religious order of the Roman Catholic Church, the Society of Jesus, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556). It was formed in response to the Protestant Reformation and sought to defend the Roman Catholic Papacy.
A Jesuit is a male-only religious order of the Roman Catholic Church, the Society of Jesus, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556). It was formed in response to the Protestant Reformation and sought to defend the Roman Catholic Papacy.
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