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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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Mama Antula collaborated in the performance of spiritual exercises based on the writings of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Company of Jesus in 1534, according to her biographer.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2024

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

From Slate May 27, 2023

In 1556, St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus - the Jesuit order of Catholic priests and brothers - died in Rome.

From Washington Times Jul. 31, 2020

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

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

Not knowing where to go, he bethought himself of one who was everybody's friend, Ignatius of Loyola, and with soiled face, torn lace and drooping plume, he presented himself before him.

From What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People by Cassilly, Francis Bernard

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