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Ignatius of Loyola

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  1. A sixteenth-century Spanish priest of the Roman Catholic Church; the founder of the Jesuits. Ignatius of Loyola is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.


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He likened it to something St. Ignatius of Loyola once said.

From Slate May 27, 2023

Macron also met with Pope Francis at the Vatican for an hour, and gave him two biographies of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of Francis’ Jesuit order, the Vatican said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 26, 2021

Statue of Ignatius of Loyola at the Church of the Gesù in Rome, one of the original Jesuit churches.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

“The best way to honor him is to try to imitate him,” the Rev. Tony Penna said during the Mass at the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

From Washington Times Dec. 13, 2019

St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Alphonsus, with their companions, were conspicuous and successful reformers throughout Europe.

From The Faith of Our Fathers by Gibbons, James

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