In Rome, the Society of Jesus—a Roman Catholic missionary organization—receives its charter from Pope Paul III.

Who were the Jesuits founded by?

St. Ignatius created the religious order of men in the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century. Ignatius and his friends – all of them students at the University of Paris – committed themselves to establishing the Society of Jesus in Montmartre in 1534.

Were Jesuits French or Spanish?

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1534, by Ignatius of Loyola, a Spanish soldier.