Loyola biography
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Ignatius of Loyola
Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
Saint Ignatius of Loyola SJ | |
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Ignatius of Loyola (c. 16th-century portrait) | |
| Born | Iñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola (1491-10-23)23 October 1491 Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Crown of Castile |
| Died | 31 July 1556(1556-07-31) (aged 64) Rome, Papal States |
| Venerated in | |
| Beatified | 27, July 1609, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Paul V |
| Canonized | 12, March 1622, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Gregory XV |
| Major shrine | Church of the GesùRome, Italy |
| Feast | 31 July |
| Attributes | |
| Patronage | Society of Jesus; soldiers; spiritual retreats; Biscay; Gipuzkoa;[2]Ateneo De Manila University; the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland; the Diocese of Antwerp, Belgium; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rome, Italy; accidents and injuries. |
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| Major works | Spiritual Exercises |
Ignatius of LoyolaSJ (ig-NAY-shəs; Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa; Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola; Latin: Ignatius de Loyola; born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; c. 23 October 1491[3] – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a BasqueSpaniardCatholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the
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Ignatius of Loyola
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Ignatius Biography
A Biography of St. Ignatius Loyola:
The Founder of the Jesuits
George Traub, S.J., and Debra Mooney, Ph.D.
The Early Years
Iñigo Lopez de Oñaz y Loyola, whom we know as St. Ignatius, was born in the Castle Loyola, in the Basque country of northeastern Spain, in 1491, during the reign of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
Iñigo was the youngest of 13 children, raised in a family culture of high Catholic piety but lax morals. He experienced the contradictions between the ideals of church and crown and the realities of his own family. His father had several children by another woman, and his grandfather's lawless behavior led to the top two floors of the Loyola castle being demolished by order of the crown.
Iñigo hardly knew his mother, Marina Saenz de Licona y Balda Maria; she died when he was a child. His father, Don Beltrán Yañez de Oñaz y Loyola, died when he was 16. One of his brothers went on the second voyage of Columbus and another died in battle also far away.
Iñigo was raised to be a courtier and diplomat in service to the crown, having received a chivalric yet academically sparse education typical of his class. He spent some time as a page at court. Winning personal glory was his passion. He was a