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'''The Society of Jesus'''. A [[Christian]] religious order of the [[Catholic]] Church founded by [[Ignatius of Loyola|Saint Ignatius of Loyola]] on August 15, 1534, to defend Catholicism against the 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 of men in the Catholic Church. It has presence is 112 nations on six continents with over 20,000 members, working in the fields of education, intellectual research, cultural pursuits, missionary work, human rights and social justice. 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.