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What religious community did Saint Ignatius of Loyola begin?

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Saint Ignatius of Loyola began the Jesuits, a Catholic religious order known as the Society of Jesus.

Step-by-step explanation:

Saint Ignatius of Loyola began the religious community known as the Society of Jesus, also called the Jesuits.

The Jesuits were a Catholic religious order founded in the 1540s to spread Catholicism and combat the spread of Protestantism.

They were known for assuming various tasks, such as educating Catholic men, converting non-Christians to Catholicism, and advising Catholic rulers.

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