Reaching People by Spreading Faith

Question 1

what are two examples of Jesuits spreading the faith w/ education

Answer 1

1. 1552, France: first non-clerical school opened

2. 1568 Jesuit college founded in Belgium (part of their more ‘domestic’ missionary work)

Question 2

how did Borromeo spread faith

Answer 2

banned May Day fertility rights, replaced withCatholic customs with the veneration of the saints encouraged

Question 3

2 examples of missions overseas

Answer 3

1. Spain had a mission in Mexico from 1493 - Papal Bull ‘inter cater’ from Alexander VI gave permission. Extended by Julius II
2. 1523 Franciscans, 1526 Dominicans, 1533 Augustinians and Jesuits later in Paraguay + Uruguay, had crossed the Atlantic

Question 4

evidence of successful spreading of faith overseas?

Answer 4

In New Spain (South America), 1 million conversions by 1531