Ignatius Loyola, Saint

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• Loyola, Saint Ignatius — • Biography of the Spanish founder of the Jesuits, who died in 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Loyola, Saint Ignatius of — orig. Iñigo de Oñaz y Loyola born 1491, Loyola, Castile died July 31, 1556, Rome; canonized March 12, 1622, feast day July 31 Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Born into the nobility, he began his career as a soldier. While… …   Universalium

• Ignatius Loyola — (? 1491–1556)    Saint and Order Founder.    Ignatius was born of a noble family in Loyola, northern Spain. After a short career as a soldier, he was wounded in the leg which led him to reassess his life. After a period of withdrawal from the… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Loyola,Saint Ignatius of — Loy·o·la (loi ōʹlə), Saint Ignatius of. See Ignatius of Loyola, Saint. * * * …   Universalium

• Ignatius of Loyola, Saint — Igna′tius of Loyo′la n. big Saint Loyola, Saint Ignatius …   From formal English to slang

• Ignatius of Loyola, Saint. — See Loyola, Saint Ignatius. * * * …   Universalium

• Ignatius of Loyola, Saint. — See Loyola, Saint Ignatius …   Useful english dictionary

• Ignatius of Loyola,Saint — Ignatius of Loy·o·la (loi ōʹlə), Saint. 1491 1556. Spanish ecclesiastic who founded the Jesuits and was a leader of the Counter Reformation. * * * …   Universalium

• Ignatius of Loyola, Saint —    See Loyola, St. Ignatius of …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

• St. Ignatius Loyola —     St. Ignatius Loyola     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Ignatius Loyola     Youngest son of Don Beltrán Yañez de Oñez y Loyola and Marina Saenz de Lieona y Balda (the name López de Recalde, though accepted by the Bollandist Father Pien, is a… …   Catholic encyclopedia