The Jesuits arrived in the colonies in 1634, fleeing religious persecution in Europe, and by the early 1700s were known to rely on forced labor. All Catholic religious orders operating in the ...

The Jesuit missionaries, called the "soldiers of Christ", focused on converting pagans. (As portrayed by Paul Doucet in Canada: A People's History) The Recollet friars were the first to arrive.

For more than 450 years, education has been the focus of work for Jesuits. Indeed, after his conversion, Ignatius spent seven years studying at the University of Paris. His own educational vision was ...

At first, no single activity defined the new religious order. The early Jesuits preached in the streets, led men and women through the Spiritual Exercises, taught theology in universities, instructed ...

The Jesuits arrived in the colonies in 1634, fleeing religious persecution in Europe, and by the early 1700s were known to rely on forced labor. All Catholic religious orders operating in the ...