Category:Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Born: October 23, 1491 in Loyola, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Kingdom of Castille (actually Spain) Died: July 31, 1556 (aged 65) in Rome, Papal States Honored in: Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion Beatified: July 27, 1609 by Pope Paul V Canonized: March 12, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV Feast: July 31 Attributes: Eucharist, chasuble, book, cross Patronage: Dioceses of San Sebastián and Bilbao, Biscay & Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, Society of Jesus, soldiers, Educators and Education.

founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order, born 1491, died in 1556, Memorial on July 31)
 * Ignatius was born in the Castle of Loyola to Don Beltrán Yañez de Oñez y Loyola and Marina Saenz de Lieona y Balda (their youngest son). He was originally baptized Iñigo (he took the name Ignatius later). On May 20, 1521 he was injured by a cannonball. He was taken to Loyola, and while convalescing, he read the lives of Christ and the Saints because there were no chivalric romances to read in the castle. He entered the University of Salamanca in 1527. He died in Rome on July 31, 1556. He was beatified on July 27, 1609 by Pope Paul V and canonized on May 22, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV.