Jesuit: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Society of Jesus • S.J.
Date	1540 - present
Areas Of Involvement	education • human rights • social service • To All Nations: 8 Fascinating Jesuit Missionaries • ecumenism • mission • charity
Related People	St. Ignatius of Loyola • St. Francis Xavier • Matteo Ricci • Charles III • Pedro Arrupe • Francisco Suárez • François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis • Claudio Aquaviva • John III • Clement XIV • Jean-Joseph-Marie Amiot • Louis Bourdaloue • Giulio Aleni • Peter Faber

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Did You Know?

• The Jesuit order claims more than 16,000 members across the world.
• In 2013 Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis, the first Jesuit to be elected pope.
• Jesuits take four vows: chastity, poverty, obedience, and specific obedience to their missions as defined by the Pope.

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