St.

Ignatius Of
Loyola
Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa, Spanish: Ignacio de
Loyola

Ignatius of Loyola

October 27, 1491 July 31, 1556

Dioceses of San Sebastin and Bilbao, Biscay

& Gipuzkoa

Basque Country

Military Ordinariate of the Philippines

Society of Jesus, soldiers, Educators and

Education.

He was a Spanish knight from a local Basque

noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and
theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus
(Jesuits) and, on 19 April 1541, became its
first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a
religious leader during the CounterReformation. Loyola's devotion to the Catholic
Church was characterized by absolute
obedience to the Pope. He was born on
October 23, 1491 in Loyola, Gipuzkoa, Basque
Country, Kingdom of Castille and passed away
due to stomach ailments July 31, 1556 (aged
65) Rome, Papal States.

After being seriously wounded in the Battle of

Pamplona in 1521, he underwent a spiritual
conversion while in recovery. De Vita Christi by
Ludolph of Saxony purportedly inspired Loyola to
abandon his previous military life and devote himself
to labour for God, following the example of spiritual
leaders such as Francis of Assisi. After claiming to
experience a vision of the Virgin Mary and the infant
Jesus at the shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat in
March 1522, he went to Manresa, where he began
praying for seven hours a day, often in a nearby
cave, and formulating the fundamentals of the
Spiritual Exercises. In September 1523, Loyola
reached the Holy Land to settle there, but was sent
back to Europe by the Franciscans.

Between 1524 and 1537, Ignatius studied theology and

Latin in the University of Alcal and then in Paris. In
1534, he arrived in the latter city during a period of antiProtestant turmoil which forced John Calvin to flee
France. Ignatius and a few followers bound themselves
by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. In 1539,
they formed the Society of Jesus, approved in 1540 by
Pope Paul III, as well as his Spiritual Exercises approved
in 1548. Loyola also composed the Constitutions of the
Society. He died in July 1556, was beatified by Pope Paul
V in 1609, canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622, and
declared patron of all spiritual retreats by Pope Pius XI in
1922. Ignatius' feast day is celebrated on July 31.
Ignatius is a foremost patron saint of soldiers, the Society
of Jesus, the Basque Country, and the provinces of
Gipuzkoa and Biscay.

Don Beltrn Yez (vel Ibez) de Oaz y Loyola (+ 23 X 1507)

wife: Doa Marina Senz (vel Snchez) de Licona (+ < 6 V 1508) married: 13 VII 1467 r.

13 children:

1. Juan Prez de Loyola (+1503 in Naples)

2. heir Don Martn Garca de Oaz y Loyola (1477 29 XI 1538)

* order uncertain

*. Ochoa Prez de Loyola

*. Juan Beltrn de Loyola

*. Beltrn de Loyola (+ < 14 XI 1527)

*. Hernando de Loyola (+ in Panama, New World)

*. Pero Lpez de Oaz y Loyola (priest, + < VII 1529 in Barcelona)

*. Juaniza (vel Joaneiza) de Loyola, wife of Juan Marnez de Alzaga, notary from Azpeitia

*. Magdalena de Loyola, wife of Juan Lpez de Gallaiztegui, notary from Anzuola

*. Sancha Ibez de Loyola

*. Petronila de Loyola, wife of Pedro Ochoa de Arriola

*. Maria Beltrn de Loyola, wife of Domingo de Arruado

13. Iigo Lpez de Loyola (< 23 X 1491 31 VII 1556)

Society of Jesus
Societas Iesu, S.J., SJ or SI

Society of Jesus

It is a Christian male religious congregation of

the Catholic Church. The members are called
Jesuits. The society is engaged in
evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112
nations on six continents. Jesuits work in
education (founding schools, colleges,
universities and seminaries), intellectual
research, and cultural pursuits. Jesuits also
give retreats, minister in hospitals and
parishes and promote social justice and
ecumenical dialogue.

Motto: Ad maiorem Dei gloriam

Formation:27 September 1540; 473 years ago

Type: Catholic religious order

Headquarters : Church of the Ges (Mother

Church), General Curia (administration)

Location: Rome, Italy

Coordinates: 41544.9N 122738.2E

Superior General Adolfo Nicols

Ignatius of Loyola founded the society after being

wounded in battle and experiencing a religious
conversion. He composed the Spiritual Exercises to help
others follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. In 1534,
Ignatius and six other young men, including Francis
Xavier and Peter Faber, gathered and professed vows of
poverty, chastity, and later obedience, including a
special vow of obedience to the Pope. Rule 13 of
Ignatius's Rules for Thinking with the Church said: "That
we may be altogether of the same mind and in
conformity ... if [the Church] shall have defined anything
to be black which to our eyes appears to be white, we
ought in like manner to pronounce it to be black."
Ignatius's plan of the order's organization was approved
by Pope Paul III in 1540 by the bull containing the
"Formula of the Institute".

Because of the military background of Ignatius and

the members' willingness to accept orders anywhere
in the world and to live in extreme conditions where
required, the opening lines of this founding
document would declare that the Society of Jesus
was founded for "whoever desires to serve as a
soldier of God"[3] (Spanish: "todo el que quiera
militar para Dios"),[4] "to strive especially for the
defense and propagation of the faith and for the
progress of souls in Christian life and doctrine.
Therefore Jesuits are sometimes referred to
colloquially as "God's Soldiers" or "God's Marines".
The Society participated in the Counter-Reformation
and later in the implementation of the Second
Vatican Council in the Catholic Church.

The Society of Jesus is consecrated under the

patronage of Madonna Della Strada, a title of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, and it is led by a
Superior General, currently Adolfo Nicols.

The headquarters of the society, its General

Curia, is in Rome. The historic curia of St.
Ignatius is now part of the Collegio del Ges
attached to the Church of the Ges, the Jesuit
Mother Church.

Spirituality

1. Finding God in all things

2. Becoming a contemplative in action

3. Looking at the world in an incarnational

way

4. Seeking freedom and detachment

History of the Jesuits

Regimini militantis

Suppression

Jesuit Hierarchy

Superior General

Adolfo Nicols

Ignatian Spirituality

Spiritual Exercises

Ad majorem Dei gloriam

Magis

Notable Jesuits

St. Ignatius of Loyola

St. Francis Xavier

St. Peter Faber

St. Aloysius Gonzaga

St. Robert Bellarmine

St. Peter Canisius

St. Edmund Campion

Pope Francis

Anima Christi (St. Ignatius of Loyola)

Soul of Christ, sanctify me

Body of Christ, save me

Blood of Christ, inebriate me

Water from the side of Christ, wash me

Passion of Christ, strengthen me

Good Jesus, hear me

Within the wounds, shelter me

from turning away, keep me

From the evil one, protect me

At the hour of my death, call me

Into your presence lead me

to praise you with all your saints

Forever and ever

Amen

Prayer for Generosity (St. Ignatius of Loyola)

Lord, teach me to be generous.

Teach me to serve you as you deserve;

to give and not to count the cost,

to fight and not to heed the wounds,

to toil and not to seek for rest,

to labor and not to ask for reward,

save that of knowing that I do your will.

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/prs/stign/prayers.ht
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Have a nice day! :)