The Jesuit order, its organization and work

Abstract

After the Reformation of Martin Luther and its expansion all over Europe and the world, Catholic Church and Roman pope at the head of it founded the Jesuit Order, also known by the name the Society of Jesus. He gathered all followers of Contrareformation organized in order to stop and prevent further expansion of the reformatory wave. The founder of the Jesuit Order was a Spanish knight Ignatius of Loyola, and in the course of time the Jesuit Order turned out to be like a good organization, ideology and movement founded on the sound Jesuit's moral. During the time of their work the Order of Jesuits was known by a very good and concisely founded school system which survived and still exists. Thanks to its devotion the Jesuit Order realized a certain influence in the countries, such as Russia and Serbia, as well as among people of the Orthodox-Christian religion.

Keywords

• the Jesuit Order
• the Jesuits
• Christianity
• Martin Luther
• Ignatius of Loyola
• Spain
• the Basque Country
• Palestine