HST 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Claudio Acquaviva, Francis Xavier, Ming Dynasty

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: History
• Course: HST 112
• Professor: Yunxiang Gao

Document Summary

The jesuits [slide 5: ignatius of loyola (1491-1556) founded society of jesus, or jesuits in 1540. They didn"t need clergy b/c they could read the bible themselves. Ignatuis of loyola wanted to restructure the catholic church. Members of the jesuits were well-educated trained for many years. Pioneered in overseas mission work: jesuits as an integral part of european colonial expansion. I will open rivers on the bare heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Jesuits in asia / china [slide 7: francis xavier (1506-52) He first went to india & spread christianity there. In 1550, he arrived in japan, after 30 years, about 100 000 converts. He left japan, in 1552, he arrived in china. Jesuit general claudio acquaviva: now, however, it is from china that good tidings are brought to us;