James Lainez (1512 - 1565) was a Jesuit priest and theologian. Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu/Jesu (S.J.) in Latin) is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It also refers to the study of other religious topics. ...

Born in Almazon, Spain, Lainez came from a Catholic family that had once been Jewish. He graduated from the University of Alcalà, and then continued his studies in Paris, where he came under the influence of Ignatius of Loyola. He was one of the seven men who, with Loyola, formed the original Society of Jesus in 1534. The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Ignatius of Loyola Saint Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Íñigo López de Loyola (December 24, 1491? – July 31, 1556), was the principal founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus, a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church professing direct service to the Pope. ... The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu/Jesu (S.J.) in Latin) is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope. ... Events May 10 - Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland while searching for the Northwest Passage. ...

He spent his early years as a Jesuit in Italy, where his preaching was thought to have convinced great numbers of people to reject Protestantism. Pope Paul III sent him as his representative, along with another Jesuit, to the Council of Trent. Persuaded by his arguments, the Council fathers condemned the Lutheran position on justification by faith alone. He played an important role in many of the sessions of this ecumenical council, which lasted for eighteen years. Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing a split from the Roman Catholic Church during the mid to late Renaissance in Europe —a period known as the Protestant Reformation. ... Paul III, né Alessandro Farnese (February 29, 1468 - November 10, 1549) was pope from 1534 to 1549. ... The Council of Trent (Italian: Trento) was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church held in discontinuous sessions between 1545 and 1563 in response to the Protestant Reformation. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ...

After the death of Ignatius he became the second Superior-General of the Society of Jesus, in 1558. On the death of Pope Paul IV, many cardinals wished to elect Lainez pope, but he fled from them in order to avoid this fate. The Superior General (or Father General) of the Jesuits is the head of the order. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Paul IV, né Giovanni Pietro Carafa (June 28, 1476 - August 18, 1559) was Pope from May 23, 1555 until his death. ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals during a consistory. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Catholic Church. ...

Lainez retired to Rome at the conclusion of the Council of Trent and died two years later.

Several spellings of his names (James, Jacob; Laines, Laynez, Lainez) are in use and some of them can be found in other Wikipedia articles.