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The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.

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Jesuits

Male religious congregation of the Catholic Church

The Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits, is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome. It was founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola and six companions, with the approval of Pope Paul…
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Pope Paul III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

Pope Paul III was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549.
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September 27

Day of the year

September 27 is the 270th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 95 days remain until the end of the year.
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