Íñigo López de Loyola
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Íñigo López de Loyola 🇪🇸

Íñigo López de Loyola (Known as "Saint Ignatius")
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Born Oct 23, 1491 🇪🇸 Azpeitia (Loyola), Crown of Castile
Passed Away Jul 31, 1556 Rome, Papal States
Lifespan 64 years old
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"Act as if that which you do depended entirely upon you, but know that in reality all depends on God."

Archival Overview

Spanish Basque knight, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), and author of the 'Spiritual Exercises' who transformed global Catholic mission, education, and spirituality.

Biographical Record

Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556 CE) was a proud Spanish soldier whose leg was shattered by a cannonball at the Siege of Pamplona in 1521.

During his recovery, reading lives of Christ and the saints sparked his conversion; at the University of Paris, he gathered companions including Francis Xavier, founding the Jesuits under the motto Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.

Key Life Milestones

1540

Papal Bull Regimini Militantis Ecclesiae

Secured papal approval from Pope Paul III for the Society of Jesus, dedicated to global missions and education.

1548

Approval of the Spiritual Exercises

Formally published his 'Spiritual Exercises', creating the pre-eminent retreat manual for vocational discernment.

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Final Resting Place

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Church of the Gesù
Rome, Italy
GPS: 41.8958, 12.4797
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