Ignatius of Loyola
Credited with being the most influential force in the spread of the Catholic Church throughout the world is Ignatius of Loyola. The Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, remains as a strong influential part of the Catholic Church. Who was this man, what did he believe and how did he initiate this magnanimous work?Ignatius was born Iņigo Lopez de Loyola most likely in the year 1491. The precise date is difficult to pinpoint since the baptismal records for his parish in Azpeitia do not begin until the year 1537. Iņigo's parents, Don Beltran Yaņez de Oņez y Loyola and Marina Saenz de Lieona y Balda were landlords in Guipúzcoa in the mountain regions of Northern Spain near the French border. In this Basque region of Spain, the men were straightforward in manners and of charitable nature, tenacity and devotion to the Catholic faith.In 1506, Iņigo's parents sent him to the home of Juan Velazquez de Cuellar, the Chief Treasurer for King Ferdinand and Isabella for training as a page. Shortly after, Iņigo's father dies in 1507.It is here in the Spanish court that Iņigo discovers the popular culture of the day. The Spanish Renaissance is flourishing and music and chivalrous novels abound. He emulates what he sees and reads. He sees t
Iņigo provided a copy of his Spiritual Exercises in his defence. Iņigo credited his recovery to Saint Peter. In an audience with the pope later in this same month, the group offered him their services. In the more than 7,000 letters he wrote following his election to the position of General of the Society of Jesus, Ignatius most often! wrote to give application of his spiritual teachings to real life situations. In March 1523, once he obtained papal permission, Iņigo set out to complete his journey to the Holy Land. Ignatius lived up to his new moniker, "fiery one". Week two focuses on the acquiring of the virtues of living a life worthy of Christ.
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