Jesuits had obtained the chief direction of the education of youth in every Catholic country in Europe. They had become the confessors of almost all its monarchs ; a function of no small importance in any reign, but under a weak prince superior even to... The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. - Pagina 445door William Robertson - 1769Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1829 - 696 pagina’s
...manner, subject to this formidable body. Before the expiration of the sixteenth century, the Jesuits had obtained the chief direction of the education of youth in every Catholic country in Europe ; but even nations professing the Romish faith were at length awakened to a sense of the peril of fostering... | |
| Historical miscellany - 1774 - 352 pagina’s
...favour ; and in a fliort time, the number, as well as influence of its members incrcafcd wonderfully. Before the expiration of the fixteenth century, the jefuits had obtained the chief dirtction of the education of youth in every catholic country in Europe. They had become the confeffors... | |
| William Robertson - 1777 - 512 pagina’s
...favour, and in a fliort time, the number as well as influence of its menrbers increafed wbnderfully. Before the expiration of the fixteenth century, the...chief direction of the education of youth in every catholick country in Europe. They had become the confeflbrs of almoft all its monarchs, a function... | |
| William Robertson - 1787 - 478 pagina’s
...members increafed wonderfully. Before the expiration of the fixteenth century, the Jefuits had ob* tained the chief direction of the education of youth in every Catholic country in Europe. They had become. the confeflbrs of almoft all its mCjnarchss a function of no fmall importance in any reign, but under a... | |
| William Russell - 1789 - 636 pagina’s
...before the beginning of the feventccnth century, only fixty years alter the inftitution of the order, the Jefuits had obtained the chief direction of the...every catholic country in Europe. They had become the confeffbrs of moft of its monarchs j a fundion of no fmall importance in any reign, but under a weak... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 pagina’s
...favour ; and in a fhort time the number as well as influence of its members increafed wonderfully. Before the expiration of the fixteenth century, the Jefuits had obtained the chief direuion of the education of youth in every catholic country in Europe. They had become the confeflors... | |
| William Robertson - 1798 - 440 pagina’s
...wonderfully. Before the expiration of the iixteenth century, the Jefuits had obtained the chief direftion of the education of youth in every catholic country in Europe. They had become the confeflbra of almoft all its monarchs, a funftion of no fmall importance in any reign, but under a... | |
| William Robertson - 1802 - 482 pagina’s
...its favour, and in a flwrt time the number as well as influence of its members increafed wonderfully. Before the expiration of the fixteenth century, the Jefuits had obtained the chief diredion of the education of youth in every Catholic country in Europe. They had become the confeflbrs... | |
| Charles de Villers - 1805 - 516 pagina’s
...confeswond ,-rfully. Before the expiration of the sixteenth century, the Jesuits had obtained the ch'ef direction of the education of youth in every Catholic country in Europe. They had become the confessors of almost all its monarch?, a function of no small importance in any reign, but under a... | |
| William Robertson - 1809 - 484 pagina’s
...influence of its members increased wonderfully. Before the expiration of the sixteenth century, the Jesuits had obtained the chief direction of the education...every Catholic country in Europe. They had become the confessors of almost all its monarchs, a function of no small importance in any feign, but under a... | |
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