They were now established in the States of S.
Mark through the beneficence of a rich Venetian noble, Girolamo Miani, who had opened religious houses and placed these at their disposition.
Under the direction of their founder, they carried on their designed function of training a higher class of clergy for the duties of preaching and the priesthood, and for the repression of heresy by educational means.

Caraffa's scheme was too limited to suit Ignatius: and the characters of both men were ill adapted for co-operation.

One zeal for the faith inspired both.

Here they agreed.

But Ignatius was a Spaniard; and the second passion in Caraffa's breast was a Neapolitan's hatred for that nation.