Ignatius+of+Loyola

media type="file" key="Wheeler; Ignatius.mp3"[|Wheeler; Ignatius.mp3] Ignatius was born in the castle of Loyola in the Basque province of Guipuzcoa. His real name was Inigo de Onaz y Loyola, but went by Ignatius from 1537 onwards. Lived at the fortress town of Arevalo from the ages 15-26. After 1516, he participated in military expeditions for the Duke of Najera. He was wounded in the defense of Pamplona. He was influended by //The Life of Christ// and //Legenda Aurea//. He converted and became Christian. Left Loyola to pray in Manresa. He was ordained a priest on June 24, 1537. Started the Society of Jesus and it was approved by Paul III. He composed the //Constitutions of the Society of Jesus.// When he died on July 31, 1556, the Society of Jesus had about 1,000 members. He was declared a saint by pope Gregory XV on March 12, 1622.

He was the youngest of 12 children and a spanish nobel. He had a military education and he was a solider. He entered the army in 1517, and served in several campaigns. Wounded in the leg by a cannonball at the siege of Pampeluna on May 20, 1521, an injury that left him partially crippled for life. During his recuperation the only books he had access to were The Golden Legends, a collection of lives of the saints, and the //Life of Christ// by Ludolph the Carthusian. These books, and the time spent in contemplation, changed him. On his recovery he took a vow of chastity, hung his sword before the alter of the Virgin of Montserrat, and donned a pilgram's robes.Worked to convert Muslims. His meditations, prayers, visions and insights led to forming the //Constitutions// of the //Society of Jesus// on Augest 15, 1534; it received papel approval. He never used the term Jesuit, which was coined as an insult by his opponents; the //Society// today uses the term with pride. He traveled Europe and the Holy Lands, then settled in Rome to direct the Jesuits. His health suffered in later years, and he was nearly blind when he died.

Ignatius died on July 31, 1556, after living a long life. His health was declining in the last months. He left many goals incomplete, but he left behind a "contagious enthusiasm, a pattern of life, a treasury of hopes and a certainty that God had accomplished all." Ignatius was entombed at a side altar done in baroque style, in the completed Church of Gesu in Rome. In 1595, the Church began an examination of the virtues of Ignatius in all the places where he had lived. On July 27, 1609, Ignatius of Loyola was beatified. On March 12, 1622, Ignatius became a saint along with Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila, Isidore of Spain and Filippo Neri, a ceremony that took place in the completed Basilica of St. Peter in Rome.

He was a Spanish solider in a war against France. A cannon ball and a series of bad operations ended his military career in 1521. While recovering, he read about the lives of the saints. He was so inspired that he decided to dedicate himself to becoming a soldier of the Catholic Faith. He experienced visions, but suffered o f fears and scruples. This nearly drived him to despair. Because of this experience, he wrote his famous "Spiritual Exercises". He recieved a degree at the age of 43. Was hated at first because of his humble lifestyle. Despite this, he attracted several followers at the university, including St. Francis Xavier, and soon started an order called The Society of Jesus. He died at the age of 65.

Íñigo López de Loyola, sometimes erroneously called Íñigo López de Recalde, was born in 1491 in the municipality of Azpeitia at the castle of Loyola in today's Basque province of Guipúzcoa, Spain. The saint was baptized Íñigo, after St. Enecus (Innicus), Abbot of Oña. It is unclear when he started using Ignatius instead of his baptismal name "Íñigo" (Enecus in Latin). St. Ignatius did not intend to change his name but rather adopted for France and Italy a name which he believed was a simple variant of his own, and which was more acceptable among foreigners. Íñigo was only seven years old when his mother died. In 1506, Íñigo adopted the last name "de Loyola" in reference of the city where he was born and later became a page in the service of a relative, Juan Velázquez de Cuéllar. He joined the service. Under the Duke's leadership, he participated in many battles without injury to himself. But when the French army, supporting the Navarrese monarchy expelled in 1512, stormed the Pamplona's fortress on May 20, 1521, a cannonball shot wounded one of his legs and broke the other. Heavily injured, Íñigo returned to his castle. He was very concerned about the injuries on his leg, and he was exposed (by his own decision) to several surgical operations, which were, at that time, very painful processes. During this time he read the De Vita Christi by Ludolph of Saxony in a Catalan edition. This work arguably influenced the whole life of Saint Ignatius. The De Vita Christi is the result of forty years of work by Ludolph. It is a commentary on the life of Jesus-Christ, a commentary on the Gospels borrowing extracts from the works of over sixty of the Fathers of the Church. Ludolph particularly quotes St Gregory the Great, St Basil, St Augustine and the Venerable Bede. Ludolph proposes to the reader that he places himself at the scene of the Gospel story; that he visualises the crib at the Nativity etc etc. This is known as a method of prayer called Simple Contemplation and arguably is the basis of the method that St Ignatius sets out in his Spiritual Exercises.  Sources:

Ganss, George. "St. Ignatius of Loyola."__The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of world Biography__. 1st ed. 1973]]

Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Retrieved September 30, 2008, from Saints Web site:  http://saints.sqpn.com/sainti01.htm

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">(December 2, 2003). Death and Canonization. Retrieved October 1, 2008, from The World of Ignatius Loyola Web site: <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">http://www.ignatiushistory.info/saint.html

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">(2008). Saint Ignatius of Loyola: Founder of the Jesuits. Retrieved October 1, 2008, from Saints and Angels Web site:  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=56

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Early Life. Retrieved October 2, 2008, from Ignatius of Loyola Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_of_Loyola

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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> Ignatius was born in the castle of Loyola in the Basque province of Guipuzcoa. His real name was Inigo de Onaz y Loyola, but went by Ignatius from 1537 onwards. Íñigo was only seven years old when his mother died and he was the youngest of twelve children. In 1506, Íñigo adopted the last name "de Loyola" in reference of the city where he was born and later became a page in the service of a relative, Juan Velázquez de Cuéllar. Lived at the fortress town of Arevalo from the ages 15-26. After 1516, he participated in military expeditions for the Duke of Najera. He had a military education and he was a solider. He entered the army in 1517, and served in several campaigns. Wounded in the leg by a cannonball at the siege of Pampeluna on May 20, 1521, an injury that left him partially crippled for life. During his recuperation the only books he had access to were // The Golden Legends //, which was a collection of the lives of saints, // Legenda Aurea //, and the // Life of Christ //. These books, and the time spent in contemplation, changed him. After his recovery he took a vow of chastity, converted to Christianity, hung up his sword before the alter of the Virgin of Montserrat, and donned a pilgrim’s robes. He then worked to convert Muslims. He left Loyola to pray in Manresa. He experienced visions, but suffered of fears and scruples. This nearly drived him to despair. Because of this experience, he wrote his famous "Spiritual Exercises". He received a degree at the age of 43 He was ordained a priest on June 24, 1537. All of his meditation, prayers, and visions led him to form the // Constitutions // // of the // // Society of Jesus // on August 15, 1534. The group was received with papal approval by Paul III. He never used the term Jesuit; it was considered an insult by his opponents; today the // Society of Jesus // uses the term with pride. He traveled to Europe and the Holy Lands, and then settled in Rome to direct the Jesuits. His health was declining in the last months. After a long life dedicated to Christ, he was nearly blind when he died on July 31, 1556. The // Society of Jesus // had about 1,000 members at the time of his death. He left many goals incomplete, but he left behind a "contagious enthusiasm, a pattern of life, a treasury of hopes and a certainty that God had accomplished all." Ignatius was entombed at a side altar done in baroque style, in the completed Church of Gesu in Rome. In 1595, the Church began an examination of the virtues of Ignatius in all the places where he had lived. On July 27, 1609, Ignatius of Loyola was beatified. On March 12, 1622, Ignatius became a saint along with Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila, Isidore of Spain and Filippo Neri, a ceremony that took place in the completed Basilica of St. Peter in Rome.