ción ▁Sem inary , ▁in ▁Villa ▁Dev oto , ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁and , ▁after ▁three ▁years , ▁entered ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁as ▁a ▁nov ice ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Berg og lio ▁has ▁said ▁that , ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁sem in arian , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁cr ush ▁on ▁a ▁girl ▁he ▁met ▁and ▁briefly ▁doubt ed ▁about ▁continu ing ▁the ▁religious ▁career . ▁As ▁a ▁Jes uit ▁nov ice ▁he ▁studied ▁human ities ▁in ▁Santiago , ▁Chile . ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁his ▁nov iti ate ▁in ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁Berg og lio ▁officially ▁became ▁a ▁Jes uit ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁religious ▁profession ▁of ▁the ▁initial , ▁perpet ual ▁v ows ▁of ▁pover ty , ▁ch ast ity ▁and ▁ob ed ience ▁of ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁order . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Berg og lio ▁obtained ▁a ▁lic enti ate ▁in ▁philosophy ▁from ▁the ▁Co leg io ▁M á ximo ▁de ▁San ▁José ▁in ▁San ▁Miguel , ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁Province . ▁He ▁taught ▁literature ▁and ▁psych ology ▁at ▁the ▁Co leg io ▁de ▁la ▁In mac ul ada ▁Con cep ción , ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Santa ▁Fe , ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁taught ▁the ▁same ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁Co leg io ▁del ▁Salvador ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires