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[[Image:Il Gesu.jpg|thumb|right|Il Gesu, Motherchurch of the Society of Jesus, Rome, by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and Giacomo della Porta.]]

[[Image:Il Gesu.jpg|thumb|right|Il Gesu, Motherchurch of the Society of Jesus, Rome, by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and Giacomo della Porta.]]

'''The Society of Jesus''' ([[Spanish]]: La Compañía de Jesús). usually vcalled '''Jesuits''' is a powerful worldwide Catholic religious order well known for its devotion to education, science and the [[ultramontane]] cause of the [[Pope]]. Founded in 1534, today it is active in 112 nations with over 20,000 members, working in the fields of education, intellectual research, cultural pursuits, missionary work, human rights and social justice.  

'''The Society of Jesus''' ([[Spanish]]: La Compañía de Jesús). usually called '''Jesuits''' is a powerful worldwide [[Catholic]] religious order well known for its devotion to education, science and the [[ultramontane]] cause of the [[Pope]]. Founded in 1534, today it is active in 112 nations with over 20,000 members, working in the fields of education, intellectual research, cultural pursuits, missionary work, human rights and social justice.  

The Jesuits were founded by [[Ignatius of Loyola|Saint Ignatius of Loyola]] in 1534, to defend Catholicism against the [[Protestant Reformation]] and to do missionary work among the heathen. This religious order is better known by the name "Jesuits" ("Soldiers of Christ"). The Order is the largest order for men in the Catholic Church. It founded many schools in the US, including [[Fordham University]] in the Bronx, [[New York]], [[Loyola University Chicago]] and [[Georgetown University]] in Washington, D. C. In the world it has about 56 university centers and 400,000 students, 28 Jesuit universities and colleges in the United States.  

The Jesuits were founded by [[Ignatius of Loyola|Saint Ignatius of Loyola]] in 1534, to defend Catholicism against the [[Protestant Reformation]] and to do missionary work among the heathen. This religious order is better known by the name "Jesuits" ("Soldiers of Christ"). The Order is the largest order for men in the Catholic Church. It founded many schools in the US, including [[Fordham University]] in the Bronx, [[New York]], [[Loyola University Chicago]] and [[Georgetown University]] in Washington, D. C. In the world it has about 56 university centers and 400,000 students, 28 Jesuit universities and colleges in the United States.