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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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Michael Sennett, a 26-year-old transgender man, sees that happening at the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, where he is communications director.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2022

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

A mass is to be held at St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish at Boston College on a future date, followed by a celebration of his life at the North Shore of Boston.

From Fox News • Dec. 9, 2019

We refer to Saints, Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Dominic, Theresa of Jesus and a myriad others, also to the fair array of kings and queens, poets, artists, explorers, whose illustrious names would fill volumes.

From Chimes of Mission Bells; an historical sketch of California and her missions by Field, Maria Antonia

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