The Jesuits are known for their educational, missionary, and charitable works. They were principal agents of the Counter-Reformation in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Jesuit order was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, a former Spanish soldier, and is one of the largest Roman Catholic religious orders in the world.
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