Other activities Society of Jesus and religious orders On 27 September 1540, Paul III formally approved the establishment of the Society of Jesus in the papal bull, Regimini militantis Ecclesiae. Originally, Paul III restricted the fledgling order to 60 members in the bull Iniunctum nobis, buthe lifted that restriction upon seeing just how effective they were in their missionary actions. In 1548, he permitted Saint Ignatius of Loyola to print his Spiritual Exercises.
otheR aCtIViTiES soCiEty of jEsus and rEligiOuS orders ON 27 SeptembER 1540, PaUl III forMALly appRoved the esTAbLiSHMENt oF The sOciETY of jESus In The PapAl BUll, reGimini MIlItanTis ecclEsiae. origInaLly, paul iii restricTeD tHe fledgLiNG orDer to 60 memBeRs iN The BULl iNiuNcTum NObiS, butHe LifTed thaT REstRIcTION uPON seeinG JuSt hoW EffectivE THey weRe in tHeir miSsiONaRY aCtionS. in 1548, HE permiTTeD saiNT IGnatius of Loyola to print His spiRITUal exercisES.