Saint Ignatius
Jesuits' spiritual father
Saint Ignatius most commonly refers to Ignatius of Loyola, the 16th-century Spanish priest who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and developed the Spiritual Exercises.
The name also designates Ignatius of Antioch, an early Christian bishop martyred around 110 CE.
Various churches, schools, and places bear the name: Saint Ignatius College Prep, the town of St. Ignatius, Montana.
- LoyolaBasque surname, Jesuit founder
- JesuitCatholic religious order member
- Society of JesusIgnatius-founded Catholic order
- founderOne who begins something
- priestOne who performs sacraments
soldier · conversion · Spain · Basque · pilgrimage · spiritual · exercises · Rome · vows · missionary · Xavier · retreats · discernment · finding God · contemplation · college · martyr · wounded
Saint IgnatiusMartin Luther
Protestant Reformation founder
John Calvin · Thomas Cranmer · Henry VIII · Lutheran Church · Calvinism
Saint Ignatiusheretic
Challenger of official doctrine
Satan · apostate · Judas Iscariot · damned soul · excommunicate
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