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Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of The Society of Jesus, was born in 1491 into one of the best Guipuzcoan families. The two biggest things that make the Loyola family standout is the Pride and Independance the family has. Ignatius' family can be traced all the way back to the thirteenth century. In the thirteenth century, Ines de Loyola and Lope Garcia de Onaz married. To celebrate the joining of the two families Flfonzo XII of Castile presented the family with a coat of arms in 1331.======

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Ignatius joined the army in 1517 after Juan Velazquez de Cuellar died. In a battle against French invaders in 1521, a cannonball destroyed both of Ignatius' legs. The French took care of Ignatius' injuries and took him to Loyola where he stayed during recovery. While recovering, Ignatius read many books about Christ and the saints. This caused Ignatius to look back on his life that was a sham, and he decided to do good deeds to turn his life around. The first thing he attempted to do was to convert the Moors in the Holy Land. The Friars, however, forced Ignatius to leave as soon as he arrived under strict orders from the pope. After being ordered to leave, Ignatius returned to Barcelona around March 1524. Ignatius then studied Theology and Latin at multiple places.====== Ignatius would soon have his first group of followers that would stick with him through trials of imprisonment, but when Ignatius decided to move to Paris they left him. In Paris, Ignatius would find another group of followers, but their time with Ignatius was short. Ignatius' third group of followers, however, never left him. Some people from the third group of followers are now big names in the Catholic Church, such as Francis Xavier.

The men that would come to be known as the Jesuits took the vows of poverty and chasity on August 15, 1534 and they vowed to make a trip to the Holy Land after they had completed thier studies two years from that day. Ignatius and his followers went to the pope to offer thier services sometime in the winter of 1537. Ignatius suggested that the group's name should be known as "The Company of Jesus". On September 27, 1540 Pope Paul III recognized the group of men as the Society of Jesus. The constitution of the Society of Jesus was supposed to be mad up by Ignatius in 1541, but Ignatius did not begin to create the constitution until 1547. Father Polanco became Ignatius' secretary in 1547. He and Ignatius created the first draft of the constitution from the years 1547 to 1540. Ignatius made changes in 1552 and he would keep making changes until the day he died. Nobody would make changes to the constitution after his death.

Ignatius would continue to watch over the Society of Jesus in the later part of his life. In the summer of 1556, however, Ignatius became very ill with Roman Fever. Believing that he was going to soon die, Ignatius asked for the final sacraments on July 30, 1556, but was denied them. Ignatius would recieve the final blessing on July 31, 1556, but he would die before he could recieve the holy oil. Ignatius of Loyola would be beatified by Paul V on July 27, 1609, and Gregeory XV canonized Ignatius on May 22, 1622.

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Ignatius of Loyola __Family Background__ __Early Life__ __Turning point in Ignatius' life__ __The Beginning of his life for Christ__ __Education After a bad Setback__ __Ignatius and his followers__
 * born in 1491 into a world with forceful personalities, staunch family traditions and loyalties, and ideas and values that sianded the test of time
 * Pride and Independance are two things that stand out about Loyola
 * The Loyolas were one of the best Guipuzcoan families
 * Ignatius' father was Beltran Yanez de Loyola
 * Family can be traced to thirteenth century
 * Ines de Loyola and Lope Garcia de Onaz in the thirteenth century
 * Alfonzo XII of Castile presented the family with a coat of arms in 1331 to celebrate the mix of the two families
 * Ignatius was raised in the household of Juan Velasquez de Cuellar
 * He was a cleric in his early work life
 * In 1517 Velasquez died and Ignatius joined the army
 * In 1521 while the French were invading, a cannon ball destroyed Ignatius' legs
 * His garrison had surrendered
 * The French took care of Ignatius, and they took him to Loyola where his injuries were cared for
 * While recovering from injuries, Ignatius read about the lives of Christ and the saints
 * After reading about the lives of famous people in the Church, Ignatius looked back at his life
 * He saw that his life had been a sham and he decided to redeem himself through good deeds
 * One night Ignatius had a dream and he describes what he saw in that dream as "Our Lady with the Holy Child Jesus"
 * After his dream, Ignatius decided to go to the shrine of Our Lady at Montserrat in Aragon
 * He then lived in a cave near Mantua starting in 1522
 * Ignatius first went to the Holy Land in an attempt to convert the Moors
 * The Friars however, forced him to leave as soon as he arrived under strict orders of the pope
 * Ignatius returned to Barcelona around March of 1524
 * For seven years Ignatius studied Theology and Latin at Barcelona, Alcala, and Salamanca
 * Ignatius then moved his studies to the college of Montaigu in Paris, France
 * John Calvin was leaving Paris around the same time Ignatius was arriving
 * The first group of Ignatius' followers stuck with him through tough trials of imprisonment, but they left him when he moved to Paris
 * The second group of followers from Paris were with him for only a short period of time
 * The third group never left Ignatius
 * That group consisted of: Peter Faber, Francis Xavier, James Laynez, Alonso Salmeron, and Nicolas Bobadilla
 * Three more people joined later, they were:Claude Le Jay, Jean Codure, and Paschase Broet

__The Beginning of the Jesuits__
 * August 15, 1534- The men that would later be known as Jesuits, took the vows of poverty and chasity
 * They also vowed to go to the Holy Land after they completed their studies two years from that day
 * In the winter of 1537, Ignatius and his followers offered thier services to the pope
 * Ignatius suggested that the title for the men should be "The Company of Jesus"
 * They were known in the Latin Bull as "Societas Jesu"
 * Pope Paul III recognized the Society of Jesus on September 27, 1540

__Spiritual Excercises__ __The Constitutions of the society__
 * While in Loyola, Ignatius wrote a book about his experiences called the "Spiritual Exercises" in 1521
 * The book's purpose was to help people understand the will of God
 * It was also used to encourage the reader to follow God's will
 * Ignatius was supposed to make a constitutions for the Society of Jesus in 1541
 * However, he did not start until the year 1547
 * Father Polanco became the secretary for Ignatius in 1547
 * They created the first draft in the time of 1547 to 1550
 * Ignatius made many changes in 1552 to the constitutions
 * The constitutions were enforced in the society after the changes were made
 * Ignatius would keep changing things in the constitutions until he died
 * After his death, nobody made any changes to the constitutions

__Ignatius' later life and death__ =__Sources__=
 * Ignatius watched over the society in his later life
 * Ignatius became ill with Roman Fever in the summer of 1556
 * On July 30, 1556 Ignatius asked for the last sacraments, but was denied them
 * On July 31, 1556 Ignatius recieved the last blessing, but he died before he could recieve the holy oil
 * The Society of Jesus had only existed for 16 years
 * Ignatius was beatified by Paul V on July 27, 1609
 * Gregory XV canonized Ignatius of Loyola on May 22, 1622
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