<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_of_Loyola" id="mwwA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ignatius of Loyola">Ignatius of Loyola</a> and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus" id="mwwQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Society of Jesus">Society of Jesus</a> in September 1540.