Jesuits

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The Jesuits, officially the Society of Jesus, are a Catholic order of clerics founded in 1540. The Jesuits mainly work in evangelization, education, and cultural pursuits.^[1]

History[]

During the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, a number of Jesuit priests were expelled from the British Empire.^[2] The Jesuits, however, managed to continue their mission of evangelization, expanding into Asia, primarily into China, Japan, and India. The Italian Jesuit missionary and Templar Alessandro Valignano was sent to Japan to aid Francisco Cabral in introducing Catholicism to the country, but he would use his Jesuit connections to scour Japan for Templar recruits. When Cabral confronted Valignano about this, he used his influence to force Cabral to resign from his post as Superior of the Jesuit Mission.^[3]

In the early 18th century, the Jesuits, along with secular priests and Ursulines nuns, worked together to help build the then-new French colony of Quebec.^[4] In the same period, the Canary Islands were a popular location for European Jesuits and missionaries due to their churches.^[5] On the African colony of Ziguinchor, the Jesuits, nuns, and missionaries living in the city sought resources to improve their settlements and commissioned some items from sailors. The Welsh pirate Edward Kenway traded cocoa pods with them for a good payout.^[6]

Appearances[]

Assassin's Creed: Initiates (first mentioned)
Assassin's Creed: Memories (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed: Pirates (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game
Echoes of History (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed: Shadows
Assassin's Creed: Rebellion (mentioned in Database entry only)

References[]

↑ Jesuits on Wikipedia
↑ Assassin's Creed: Pirates – Alonzo Batilla's treasures: Lost Chalice
↑ Assassin's Creed: Memories – Cards: Alessandro Valignano
↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Edward Kenway's fleet: Break of Dawn II
↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Edward Kenway's fleet: Feeding the Fathers
↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Edward Kenway's fleet: Meet the Tributes I

Assassin's Creed: Shadows

Characters

Assassins	Dan • Heiji • Ibuki • Junjiro • Monta • Fujibayashi Naoe • Oni-yuri • Rokkaku Katsuhime • Sen no Rikyū • Shido • Shinobu • Tomiko • Yagoro • Yagyū Munetoshi • Yasuke • Yaya \| Alvaro Catarribera • Fubuki • Fujibayashi Nagato • Hattori Hanzō • Kaede • Kishi • Momochi Sandayu • Sanjo • Sumire • Tsubasa • Tsuyu • Yu-no-shin

Templars	Alessandro Valignano • Duarte de Melo • Hosokawa Tama • Kimura Kei • Nuno Caro

Shinbakufu	Akechi Kagemitsu • Akechi Mitsuhide • Ashikaga Yoshiaki • Bessho Harumasa • Ido Yoshihiro • Ise Sadaoki • Joken Hokkyo • Oichi • Takeda Motoaki • Ukita Naoie • Wada Koretake • Yaita Wakasa

Minor targets	The Betrayers (Fujichika Nakayama • Endo Tomoyasu • Itakura Shigezo • Masatoshi Nakahara • Sato Genta • Sato Katsubei • Usami Yoshiko) • The Butterfly Collectors (Gamemaker • Kacho • Mucho • Richo • Shucho) • The Corrupt Daikan (Endo Riku • Gamo Morinari • Ise Asuka • Isshiki Mansaku • Izumi Bunzo • Okudaira Toshizo) • Genzaburo's Soldiers (Akane • Genzaburo • Seiji • Shin-no-suke • Yasokichi) • The Godai Shinobi (Kaji • Akira • Azai Jukei • Kazumi • Rokkaku Yoshimitsu) • The Hunters of Kyonyo (Inumaru • Kamakichi • Shishi-o • Toro • Tsuchi-Gumo) • The Iron Hand Guild (Ginroku • Kanta • Kin-no-suke • Tamao • The Iron Hand) • The Kabukimono (Big Sueki • Chief Cuckoo • Corrupt Blade • Ember • Ghost General • Grave Dancer • Laughing Man • Peacock) • Kurai Eikyou (The Akiyama Agent • The Blacksmith Agent • The Katsuragi Agent • The Tsutsui Agent • The Messenger) • Nobutsuna's Students (Asari Nobutane • Hozoin In'ei • Marume Nagayoshi • Nagano Saemon • Sanada Masatoyo • Yagyū Munetoshi • Yuki no Kata) • The Pirate Alliance (Kage • Little Kappa • Lopo Cruz • Oni-yuri • Sen) • The Silver Smugglers (Enju • Fernam Moreno • Takeru • Mai • Nycollaao de Castel Branco • Shinji • Yoshisada) • The Twisted Tree (Takahashi Goro • Takahashi Ichi-Hime • Takahashi Inoshichi • Takahashi Jiro • Takahashi Saburo • Takahashi Shiro • Takahashi Taro) • The Winter Raiders (Akumu • Hayate • Sobei • Jinbei • Yasha) • The Yamabushi Imposters (The Clifftop Yamabushi • The Forest Yamabushi • The Mountain Yamabushi • The Pathway Yamabushi • The Pond Yamabushi • The River Yamabushi • The Shadow Yamabushi • The Valley Yamabushi • The Village Yamabushi) • The Yokai (Ao Andon • Daitengu • Kappa (Kappa Taku • Kappa Rei) • Makuwauri no Bakemono • Oshiroi Babā • Suika no Bakemono • Taka Nyudo • Yuki-onna)

Others	Animus EGO user • Ego • The Guide \| Akechi Mitsuyoshi • Aoi • Aoki Ujimasa • Asajiro • Bessho Nagaharu • Luís Fróis • Fujita Juro • Furuta Tanji • Fuyu • Gamo Yoshimitsu • Gennojo • Genpaku • Hatakeyama Yoshimasa • Hori Hidemasa • Hosokawa Fujitaka • Imai Sōkun • Imai Sōkyū • Ise Sadatame • Ishikawa Goemon • Kanō Eitoku • Kamiizumi Nobutsuna • Kennyo • Konishi Yukinaga • Kuma • Kumebe Ujiie • Kuroda Yoshitaka • Kyonyo • Mamushi • Matsu • Mayu • Mitsumune • Mori Ranmaru • Murakami Norimasa • Nagoya Yagaro • Nakamura Tadashige • Nene • Niwa Nagahide • Norimune • Oda Nobukatsu • Oda Nobunaga • Ōta Gyūichi • Otama • Rin • Samemaru • Satoko • Shibata Katsuie • Shindo Hiroshii • Shin'nyo • Shōtei • Sorin • Suzu • Tetsuo • Tokubei • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Tatsugoro • Tomita Nobutaka • Toyotomi Hideyoshi • Ukita Hideie • Ujimasa • Yakichi • Yamamoto Masakatsu

Factions

Assassins (Kakushiba ikki) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Japanese Rite • Portuguese Rite • Roman Rite) • Shinbakufu • Japanese clans (Akechi • Fukui • Niwa • Oda • Rokkaku • Takahashi • Takeda • Tokugawa • Toyotomi • Tsutsui • Ukita) • Japanese confederations (Iga ikki • Ikkō-ikki • Koga ikki) • Japanese subcultures (Kabukimono • Rōnin • Samurai • Shinobi • Sōhei • Yamabushi) • Minor factions (The Butterfly Collector • Godai Shinobi • The Iron Hand Guild • Kurai Eikyou • The Pirate Alliance • The Winter Raiders) • Portuguese Empire • Jesuits

Locations

Japan (Harima (Aga • Himeji • Miki) • Iga (Hijiyama • Ichinomiya) • Kii (Saika) • Ōmi (Azuchi • Kameyama • Nagahama) • Izumi Settsu (Amagasaki • Katano • Nakayama Peak • Sakai • Osaka • Takatsuki) • Tamba (Fukuchiyama • Yakami) • Wakasa (Obama • Tsuruga) • Yamashiro (Arashiyama • Kyoto • Misuno • Yamazaki) • Yamato (Asuka • Katsuragi • Koriyama • Takatori • Yoshino))

Events

Sengoku period (Tenshō Iga War • Honnō-ji incident • Battle of Yamazaki)

Terms and concepts

Animus (Anomalies • Database • Genetic memory • Hub • Memories • Rifts) • Crafting • Kakurega • Activities (Hidden Trails • Horse Archery • Kata • Kofun • Kuji-kiri) • Collectibles (Kamon • Tea sets • Sumi-e • Kano Paintings) • Imperial Regalia • Skills (Assassination • Eagle Vision • Freerunning • Eavesdropping • Leap of Faith) • Wardrobe (Naoe • Yasuke)

Weapons and tools

Blunt weapons (Kanabō) • Bow • Firearms (Teppō) • Grappling hook • Hidden Blade • Kusarigama • Polearms (Naginata • Yari) • Shinobi Tools (Kunai • Bells • Nightingale floor • Shuriken • Smoke bombs) • Short blades (Tantō) • Swords (Katana)

DLC

Thrown to the Dogs • Story Drops • Claws of Awaji