WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Society of Jesus was formed to ____
A
spread Catholic Doctrine throughout the world
B
train for war against Protestants
C
replace the Pope
D
spread Protestant ideas in Catholic lands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ignatius of Loyola founded the Jesuit order, or Society of Jesus, in 1539 as an organization of zealous Catholics dedicated to proselytizing the word of the Church with absolute loyalty to the Pope.

Detailed explanation-2: -With the colonization of the New World, Jesuits established missions throughout Latin America to win converts among the indigenous peoples. Jesuits were also among the first missionaries to East Asia of modern times, contributing to the spread of Catholicism around the globe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Society of Jesus – or the Jesuits for short – is the religious order of men in the Catholic Church who founded Georgetown along with many other high schools, colleges and universities around the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jesuits helped carry out two major objectives of the Counter-Reformation: Catholic education and missionary work. The Jesuits established numerous schools and universities throughout Europe, helping to maintain the relevance of the Catholic church in increasingly secular and Protestant societies.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jesuit, member of the Society of Jesus (S.J.), a Roman Catholic order of religious men founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, noted for its educational, missionary, and charitable works.

Detailed explanation-6: -The Jesuits were the largest of the new orders of the Catholic Reformation. They were the most clerical and highly organised.

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