Question

Unlike spanish missionaries, the french jesuits did what in regard to converting indians?\

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation

Jesuit was a Catholic Missionary and teaching order. The Jesuit Society o believed that reform in the Catholic Church began with reform of the individual. The founding members of the Society of Jesus took a vow of poverty, chastity and obedience under Ignatius  who was the founder.Unlike Spanish missionaries, the french Jesuits in converting the Indians  they

• • Rarely had success with their conversions.
  • Their methods did not help with French and Indian relations.
  • They converted Indians to Protestant faiths instead of Catholicism
  • The Jesuit conversion methods went against the directives of Samuel de Champlain and
  • They did not suppress traditional Indian religious customs.
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Answer 2

Answer: The Jesuits did not suppress traditional Indian religious customs.

Explanation:

Unlike the Spanish missionaries, who used to build missions with farms and military bases, the French Jesuits used to spread individually upon arrival to the new land, as soon as they got support from the Indians.

The French parish system sent individual priests to live in Indian villages to convince them of the superiority of Christianity, while learning about the local customs, religions, and languages, through immersion.