Selected documents relating to the Jesuits in Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, 1634-1669.

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Selected documents relating to the Jesuits in Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, 1634-1669.

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Letters from priests, "cartas anuas", and reports.

1 microfilm reel (146 exposures) : negative (Rich. 119:14) and positive.

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Biblioteca Nacional (Brazil)

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Jesuits

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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order w...