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Ignatius of Loyola In 1491- St. Ignatius Loyola was born into minor nobility and he was the youngest of 13 children. He loved the idea of courtly love and knighthood In 1517- Ignatius became a knight in the service of another relative which was Antonio Manrique de Lara. He was a duke of Nájera. Knowing he was interested in courtly love he helped him employe in a military undertakings and put him on a diplomatic mission. In May 1521- He was wounded by a cannonball in battle against the french. He wounded his left and right leg. While wounded he had a conversion and started reading books about different saints and Jesus. After the conversion he wanted to do great things and do what God wanted him to do with his life. In June 1521- After treatment at Pamplona, he was transported to Loyola. There he became very ill and many people thought he would die. After getting somewhat better he decided to go through surgery to correct his blunder. In February 1522- Ignatius said goodbye to his family. March 24- He spent his time in prayer. On March 25th 1522- He lived as a beggar. While a beggar he ate and drank sparingly. He scourged himself and for a while he did not combe or even trimmed his hair. Daily he attended mass and spent seven hours in prayer and he often did this in a cave outside Manresa.At Manresa, he sketched the fundamentals of his little book The Spiritual Exercises. In 1523- Ignatius left Barcelona and traveled to Rome, Venice, and Cyprus. In March 1524- He…

His body lies under the altar designed by Pozzi in the Gesù (Pollen, 1910). When putting Ignatius’ life into perspective, one might agree that he was very passionate about Christianity. Looking at Christianity today, it is evident that he successfully fulfilled his mission. The Jesuit efforts proved to be triumphant in spreading Christianity to different parts of the world. Additionally, his book Spiritual Exercises, has been used as a reference in order to learn how to have a better…