Why was the Society of Jesus founded in 1534

The Jesuit order played an important role in the Counter-Reformation and eventually succeeded in converting millions around the world to Catholicism.

The Jesuit movement was founded by Ignatius de Loyola, a Spanish soldier turned priest, in August 1534. The first Jesuits-Ignatius and six of his students-took vows of poverty and chastity and made plans to work for the conversion of Muslims ... Under Ignatius' charismatic leadership, the Society of Jesus grew quickly.