A 17th-century statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Spanish sculptor Juan Martínez Montañés. (photo: Jl FilpoC via Wikimedia / (CC BY-SA 4.0).) Besides being the founder of one of the largest ...

He gradually acquired influence over these men and others ... History records that Ignatius of Loyola died on this day, July 31, in 1556, at the age of 65. The Catholic Church made him a saint.

The influence of St. Ignatius extends from ... that it changed your view of yourself and your world? St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus – Jesuits - whose feast day ...

There are many things that one can say of Ignatius Loyola, for he was a key figure in an age which ... through the catechism and sundry devotions, through the influence of schools and colleges, we ...

When Ignatius of Loyola found himself bedridden with a shattered leg, all of his big dreams and plans were history. Arrogant, stubborn, and hot-tempered, Ignatius was a soldier to his core ...

An excerpt from The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: Iñigo of Loyola was 30 years old ... something that would influence not only Ignatius, but the life of every Jesuit, and anyone who ...

The Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. According to the Jesuits' website, the Jesuits consist of 14,000-plus priests ...

Besides being the founder of one of the largest religious orders in the world and the author of the “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola is also the patron saint of soldiers.