WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Fifteen years later, the missionaries of the Society of Jesus arrived, also known as the Jesuits and the “soldiers of Christ". They had had great success in converting pagans in Asia, Africa, and South America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nearly 500 years ago, Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight. In the wake of an injury he sustained in battle, Ignatius came to study the lives of the saints, and carefully examined the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Catholic Church was facing the crisis of the Protestant Reformation when the Jesuits were founded. By seeking to break away from Rome, the Protestants encouraged efforts at reform within Catholicism.