
Also known as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Ignatius, Ignatius Loyola, Ignatius of Nepeya, Iñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian who lived in the 16th century and founded the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), one of the most influential religious orders in the Catholic Church. His work and teachings had a lasting impact on Catholic education, missionary work, and spiritual practice that continues to shape the Church today.
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Ignatius of Loyola (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; c. 23 October 1491 – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), and became its first Superior General, in Paris in 1541.
Ignatius envisioned the purpose of the Society of Jesus to be missionary work and teaching. In addition to the vows of chastity, obedience and poverty of other religious orders in the church, Loyola instituted a fourth vow for Jesuits of obedience to the Pope, to engage in projects ordained by the pontiff. Jesuits were instrumental in leading the Counter-Reformation.
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