The Year of Our Lord 1540

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Date	From		To
4 Jun			Orden de los Padres Somascos	Approbation
24 Sep	Diocese of Évora, Portugal	Elevated	Archdiocese of Évora, Portugal	Elevated
27 Sep			Society of Jesus	Founded

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