St. Ignatius Loyola Research Paper

Ignatius Loyola: Saint Ignatius Loyola was a priest and theologist from Spain. He was born on October 23rd 1491 and died on July 31st 1556. He is most famous for being the founder of the society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits. During the 16th century people in Europe were starting to break away from away from the Roman Catholic church and the time of reformation started to take place. During this time, Saint Ignatius and his group of Jesuits participated in the Counter Reformation which was in response to the Protestant Reformation. Saint Ignatius’s idea for creating the Society of Jesus became very popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, and with that growth Saint Ignatius was able to found missionaries, schools, universities and seminaries all around Europe. Saint Ignatius Loyola was significant because he and his Jesuit followers were used by the pope to help reconvert new protestants back to Catholicism in a positive non-violent manner. Saint Ignatius and the Jesuits were very successful in this act, and the pope rewarded them with …show more content…
Bernini was a major figure in architecture, and he is credited with the creation of the Baroque style of sculptures. Bernini is significant in history because his architecture was used by the Christian church to make the Baldachin inside of St. Peters Basilica and the Colonnade and Piazza of St. Peters Basilica. He served 8 popes over his lifetime, creating them religious artwork. He was mainly commissioned to make religious art work because it was used as propaganda for the Roman Catholic church. During this time the renaissance was occurring so Bernini’s artwork was used to help get back pervious and new Christian followers. In class we saw photos of Bernini’s work like his statue of David and the architecture themes that were utilized inside Christian