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At the turn of the 1500’s, the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, began. It’s founder, Ignatius Loyola, created this society very distinct from other orders, in its “fanatical” obedience to the pope, and requirement of education to be a practitioner in the Society. The Jesuits played a large role in counter-reformation, specifically Protestantism. The Catholic Church used the Jesuits to reclaim many of the souls lost to the heresies that abounded during that age. The Jesuits continue to serve the Church today, especially the Pope, and despite the accusation towards them, they remain a catholic organization. Loyola designed the society to be a secular representation of Jesus, taking vows of poverty and obedience, and creating constitutions to maintain the original ideas of the society, in hopes that it never strays.
Their founder, Ignatius Loyola, was born in 1491 to a noble family who lived in northern Spain. As a child, he was the youngest of thirteen. In growing up he visited the court often, gaining a vast desire for women, and gambling. He participated in many disputes over it, but using the excuse of “clerical immunity,” he evaded the consequences. When Ignatius turned thirty, he served as an officer in the Spanish military. During one of the battles against France, a cannonball struck Ignatius, injuring one of his legs, and breaking the other. In response to Ignatius’s courage on the battlefield, the French took him back home to recover, instead of to their prison. Once home, his leg was broken again by the doctors to reset it correctly without the aid of anesthesia. After many hopeless speeches about his near death, Ignatius prepared for the worst, only to have a great turn of tides. His leg healed miraculously...
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