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Summary: the Society of Jesus. In 1550, Pope Julius III solemnly confirmed the Society of Jesus in the bull Exposcit debitum . It is at this time that the members of the order became known as Jesuits. The Jesuits grew rapidly in number and influence and assumed a prominent role in the Counter-Reformation: the papal stratagem for the defence and revival of Catholicism. During the 16th and

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