Context to the Era: Catholic Counter-Reformation - Jesuits and Art Flashcards
Who created the Jesuit organisation?
Ignatius of Loyola
Why did Ignatius of Loyola create the Jesuit organisation?
To enforce the Catholic faith
When did the Pope recognise Ignatius’ organisation and what did he call it?
He recognised it in 1540, calling it the “Society of Jesus”
What was another name for the “Society of Jesus”?
Jesuits
How did Ignatius of Loyola run the Jesuits?
Like an army
What would you need to do to become a Jesuit?
Go through years of training
What did Jesuits have a large emphasis on in their organisation to spread Catholicism?
Education
What approach did the Jesuits have to educating people on Catholicism?
They took a global approach on it
How would Jesuit education be done?
It would implement modern intellectual practices with cultural practices to a specific region mixed with Catholicism teachings
Name 3 distant locations Jesuits managed to spread Catholicism to
The New World, India, Japan
What would Jesuits do when arriving in a new country before teaching Catholicism?
Learn the people’s language and culture
Why would Jesuits learn peoples’ language and culture before teaching them about Catholicism?
So they could show them how similar being a Catholic was to their current belief system
How can the Jesuits be seen to be effective in China by the 1630s?
By 1633, there were over 30,000 Catholics
How many Catholics were there in China by 1650?
100,000 Catholics
How were Jesuits significant to the overall development of the Western World?
By learning about how new countries worked, they were able to bring back new agricultural and commercial practices back to the Western world
