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And a look at this astonishing ceiling tells you all you need to know about the passionate energy of the Jesuit mission. Saint Ignacio commands the centre, empowered by Jesus Christ himself. His heart radiates four sacred beams that propel his female missionaries to the four corners of the world to slay the pagans. Indeed, the Jesuit mission was international and universal. It was to convert everyone. It used both the sword and the prayer book. The Jesuits valued education above all else, and used their sophisticated analysis of human character to win souls, defeat enemies, and to defend and spread papal authority. By the 17th century, the reach of Rome had spread beyond its walls to the four corners of the world. The Renaissance may have passed, but a new heyday now dawned for the Holy City. Rome was the heart of a new Christendom. Not just Catholic, but Roman Catholic. |
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zhǐ yào kàn yī yǎn zhè lìng rén jīng yà de qióng dǐng, nǐ jiù huì zhī dào yē sū huì dào dǐ shì yǒu duō kuáng rè. huà zhōng shèng yī gé nà xī ào jí yóu yē sū jī dū cì yǔ tā de quán lì, zhǎng guǎn zhe zhōng shū, tā de xīn zàng fàng shè chū 4 shù shén shèng de guāng máng, qū shǐ tā de nǚ chuán jiào shì men qù dào sì miàn bā fāng gǎn huà yì jiào tú men. shí jì shang, yē sū huì shì guó jì huà hé quán shì jiè de. tā de mù dì shì ràng rén guī yī. tā jì yòng luó bo yě yòng dà bàng. yē sū huì zuì zhòng shì jiào huà de zuò yòng, bìng qiě huì lì yòng duì rén xìng de lǎo dào fēn xī yǐ lǒng luò rén xīn, dǎ jī duì shǒu, hàn wèi hé chuán bō jiào huáng zhī quán wēi. dào le 17 shì jì, luó mǎ de chù jiǎo yǐ jīng kuò dà dào le sì miàn bā fāng. wén yì fù xīng yě xǔ shì guò qù shì le, dàn shì shèng chéng de xīn quán shèng qī jiàng lín le. luó mǎ chéng wéi le xīn jī dū jiào jiè de xīn zàng. bù jǐn jǐn shì jiù tiān zhǔ jiào huì de, yě shì xīn luó mǎ tiān zhǔ jiào huì de xīn zàng. |