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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Ignatius of Loyola

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

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

One of the dominant figures in this revival was a young Spanish soldier, Inigo Lopez de Recalde, better known to the world as St. Ignatius of Loyola.

From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)