Ignatius Loyola

British

/ lɔɪˈəʊlə /

noun

Saint. 1491–1556, Spanish ecclesiastic. He founded the Society of Jesus (1534) and was its first general (1541–56). His Spiritual Exercises (1548) remains the basic manual for the training of Jesuits. Feast day: July 31

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Douglas Purcell, the cantor at St. Ignatius Loyola, said in an interview after the service that the lack of mention of the former president seemed to be in accordance with Barry’s wishes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023

The centerpiece is called the three visions of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the order of Jesuits, and for whom the mission is named.

From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2015

Before Luke, it was Cameron, a terrier rescue who was the four-legged toast of Saint Ignatius Loyola Academy in a hardscrabble part of Baltimore.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2015

For St. Ignatius Loyola, the founding father of the Jesuits, one of the great spiritual tenets was that true spirituality lies in ‘finding God in all things.’

From Time • Sep. 22, 2015

Jes'uit, a member of the Society of Jesus, formed by Ignatius Loyola in 1534: "Jesus."

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

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