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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order was twofold: to foster reform in the church and to undertake missionary work, especially in the recently discovered parts of the world. The members undertook a variety of tasks arising from the Reformation crisis, but their work soon began to consist mainly in teaching, giving the spiritual exercises, and in administering the sacraments. In 1551 they opened the Roman College, later to be called the Gregorian University. In 1773 Clement XIV (under pressure from the Bourbons and Jansenists) suppressed the order. An inconsistent policy of promulgation and enforcement led to much confusion. Pius VII restored the society in 1814. Today the Jesuits are responsible for numerous institutions in Rome (including the Vatican Radio Station) and for schools and academic centers around the world.
From the description of Fondo Gesuiti, 1545-1826. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 145570238
Missionary and educational order for the Catholic Church.
From the description of Grammar of the Absaroki or Crow Indian language, 1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122392494
The Jesuits made their first contact with the Crow Indians in 1840 when Father DeSmet encountered them near the Big Horn River. A missionary was not assigned to the Crow, however, until 1880 when Father Peter Barcelo began making periodic trips to Crow camps. Following Father Barcelo's death in 1883, Father Peter Paul Prando became the Jesuit missionary to the Crow. In 1886 Fathers Prando and Urban Grassi chose a sight near Rotten Grass Creek to establish a mission. The first buildings at the mission were built in 1887 and a school taught by Ursuline nuns was established.
By 1911 the mission school at St. Xavier began to decline, so that by 1920 there were only 10 children enrolled and the school closed the following year. With the arrival of Father Charles Owens in 1933, the mission began a slow revival and by 1935 the school had reopened.
From the description of Society of Jesus religious text, 1900. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 610218525
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associatedWith | Acuña, Juan de, marqués de Casafuerte, 1658-1734. |
associatedWith | Adelmann, Frederick J. |
associatedWith | Aguirre, Jesús Manuel, 1715-1768. |
associatedWith | Aiken, Silas, 1799-1869. |
associatedWith | Alamán, Lucas, 1792-1853 |
associatedWith | Albieuri, Juan. |
associatedWith | Albrizzi, Carlo. |
associatedWith | Aleni, Giulio, 1582-1649. |
associatedWith | Allouez, Claude, 1622-1689. |
associatedWith | Alpha Sigma Nu. |
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