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Events relating to the jesuits
Pope Paul III establishes Ignatius Loyola and his followers as the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits
The Jesuits establish a mission at Sault Sainte Marie which becomes the starting point for French exploration south of the Great Lakes
The Portuguese expel the Jesuits from Brazil, beginning a widespread reaction against the order in Catholic Europe
Responding to pressure from the Catholic monarchs of Europe, Clement XIV abolishes the Jesuit Order