Ignatius
[ig-ney-shuh s]
- SaintIgnatius Theophorus, a.d. c40–107?, bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
- SaintNicetas, a.d. 799?–878, patriarch of Constantinople 846–858, 867–878.
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Contemporary Examples
“The CIA exists to break codes,” Ignatius said, and nobody knows how much damage Snowden has done in that area.
While U.S. officials confirm the details revealed by Ignatius, the Turkish government has denied them.
Ignatius is clever and intuitive, but also careless and cruel.
So I think that it is something that would make Saint Ignatius Loyola very happy.
As the head of the new order, Ignatius sent his priests throughout Catholic Europe to start schools, colleges and seminaries.
Pope Francis Is a Jesuit: Seven Things You Need to Know About the Society of JesusCaroline Linton
March 14, 2013
Historical Examples
Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier were the founders of these sects.
Old MackinawW. P. Strickland.
Ignatius answered that it was true that he had given them to a beggar.
The Autobiography of St. IgnatiusSaint Ignatius Loyola
He wrote to Ignatius, "I wish this bishopric to be given to one of the Society."
The Autobiography of St. IgnatiusSaint Ignatius Loyola
Soon the people began to persecute Ignatius and his companions.
The Autobiography of St. IgnatiusSaint Ignatius Loyola
When Ignatius had been in prison forty-two days, the women returned.
The Autobiography of St. IgnatiusSaint Ignatius Loyola
Ignatius
- Saint, surnamed Theophorus. died ?110 ad, bishop of Antioch. His seven letters, written on his way to his martyrdom in Rome, give valuable insight into the early Christian Church. Feast day: Oct 17 or Dec 17 or 20
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Word Origin and History for ignatius
Ignatius
masc. proper name, from Latin Ignatius, collateral form of Egnatius.
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