The Jesuits helped carry out two major objectives of the Counter-Reformation: Catholic education and missionary work. The Jesuits established numerous schools and universities throughout Europe, helping to maintain the relevance of the Catholic church in increasingly secular and Protestant societies. With the colonization of the New World, Jesuits established missions throughout Latin America to win converts among the indigenous peoples. Jesuits were also among the first missionaries to East Asia of modern times, contributing to the spread of Catholicism around the globe.
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