Jesuits (The Society of Jesus)

from Encyclopedia.com:

The Jesuits' frequent acceptance of non-European rituals as a means of expressing Catholic truths further emphasized their implicit belief in the goodness of human nature. Holding that nature, human and otherwise, was not intrinsically evil, the Jesuits granted greater latitude in the performance of certain indigenous practices by converts. Nobili in India and Ricci in China allowed those indigenous rituals not perceived as injurious to the faith. Reports of native Christians wearing Brahmin designations or Chinese converts bowing before ancestor tablets left some missionaries (including some Jesuits)and theologians disturbed. They feared such practices jeopardize the efficacious action of the sacraments or could lead to synchronistic and superstitious practices.

Catholic Answer

Of course not, Jesuit priests are Catholic priests and may not adminster the holy sacraments outside of Church law (Canon Law). Canon Law stipulates that a couple must be married in a sacred space - it must be a church, chapel, Cathedral, etc. that has been consecrated by a Bishop.

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St. Pedro Calungsod was educated at a Jesuit boarding school as a Catechist and in the Spanish language in order to be a Catechist, it was his own decision. Here is the relevant paragraph from Wikipedia:

It is probable that he received basic education at a Jesuit boarding school, mastering the Catechism and learning to communicate in Spanish. He also likely honed his skills in drawing, painting, singing, acting, and carpentry, as these were necessary in missionary work.

In 1668, Calungsod, then around 14, was amongst the exemplary young catechists chosen to accompany Spanish Jesuit missionaries to the Islas de los Ladrones ("Isles of Thieves"), which have since been renamed theMariana Islands the year before to honour both the Virgin Mary and the mission's benefactress, María Ana of Austria, Queen Regent of Spain. Calungsod accompanied the priest Diego San Vitores to Guam to catechise the native Chamorros. Missionary life on the island was difficult as provisions did not arrive regularly, the jungles and terrain was difficult to traverse, and the Marianas were frequently devastated by typhoons. The mission nevertheless persevered, and a significant number of locals were baptised into the faith.

This is from Wikipedia:

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons (French: Sainte-Marie-au-pays-des-Hurons) was a French Jesuit settlement in Wendake, the land of the Wendat, near modern Midland, Ontario, from 1639 to 1649. It was the first European settlement in what is now the province of Ontario. Eight missionaries from Sainte-Marie were martyred, and were canonized by the Catholic Church in 1930. Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1920. A reconstruction of the mission now operates as a living museum.

Members of the the Society of Jesus are known as Jesuits

Society of Jesus is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church at the service of the universal Church.

Among many other contributions, the Jesuits so dominated the study of earthquakes that seismology became known as "the Jesuit science", according to Thomas E. Woods, Jr., PhD, in his book How The Catholic Church Built Western Civilization.

The Jesuits were a religious order created to serve the pope and the church. It was founded in 1534 by a Spanish noble, Ignatius of Loyola. One of the Jesuits' goals was to teach people about Catholic ideas. They hoped that a strong Catholic education would turn people against Protestant ideas.

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They are simliar to friars, as they are not monks, but a religious Order as opposed to a monastery. They take the normal three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, along with a fourth vow of absolute obedience to the Holy Father. They have been famous for their education, it takes a minumum of nine years to become a Jesuit.

Jacques Marquette, S.J. was a missionary Jesuit priest who explored the Mississippi River with Louis Jolliet, a young man who was in minor Orders.

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from The Catholic Encyclopedia:

Jesuit missionary and discoverer of the Mississippi River, b. in 1636, at Laon, a town in north central France; d. near Ludington, Michigan, 19 May, 1675. He came of an ancient family distinguished for its civic and military services. At the age of seventeen he entered the Society of Jesus, and after twelve years of study and teaching in the Jesuit colleges of France was sent by his superiors (1666) to labour upon the Indian missions in Canada. Arriving at Quebec he was at once signed to Three Rivers on the Saint Lawrence, where he assisted Druillettes and, as preliminary to further work, devoted himself to the study of the Huron language. Such was his talent as a linguist that he learned to converse fluently in six different dialects.

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So far had he gone in his preparations for the trip that he sent presents to the neighbouring pagan tribes and obtained permission to pass through their country. However, before he could carry out his designs the Hurons were forced to abandon their village at La Pointe on account of a threatened attack of the Dakotas. The missionary embarked with the entire tribe and followed the Indians back to their ancient abode on the north-west shore of the Straits of Mackinac. Here a rude chapel was built and the work of instructing the Indians went on. There is extant a long letter from his pen in which Marquette gives some interesting accounts of the piety and habits of the converted Hurons (Jesuit Relations, LVII, 249). But Marquette was yearning for other conquests among the tribes which inhabited the banks of the Mississippi. He concluded this letter with the joyful information that he had been chosen by his superiors to set out from Mackinac for the exploration which he had so long desired. In the meanwhile accounts of the Mississippi had reached Quebec, and while Marquette was preparing for the voyage and awaiting the season of navigation, Joliet came to join the expedition. On 17 May, 1673, with five other Frenchmen, in two canoes, Marquette and Joliet set forth on their voyage of discovery.