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St. Ignatius of Loyola

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December 15, 1491 in Guipúzcoa, Spain

died

July 21, 1556

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Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

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St. Francis

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Saint Ignatius of Loyola was the principal founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus. The compiler of the Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius was described by Pope Benedict XVI as being above all a man of God, who gave the first place of his life to God, and a man of profound prayer. He was very active in fighting the Protestant Reformation and promoting the subsequent counter-reformation. He was beatified and then on March 12, 1622, was canonized. His feast day is July 31. He is the patron saint of the Basque historical territories of Guipúzcoa and Biscay and the Society of Jesus, among other things.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 361 ratings · 36 reviews · 22 distinct works

	The Spiritual Exercises 4.20 avg rating — 215 ratings — 19 editions	My rating:
	Spiritual Exercises and Selected Works by St. Ignatius of Loyola, Edward J. Malatesta (Editor), Ignatius of Loyola 3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1991	My rating:
	The Autobiography of St. Ignatius by St. Ignatius of Loyola, J. F. X. (John Francis Xavier) O'Conor (Editor) 3.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1900 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Autobiography of St. Ignatius Loyola With Related Documents 2.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1974 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Thoughts of St. Ignatius Loyola for Every Day of the Year 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola by St. Ignatius of Loyola, Seager Charles 1808-1878 Charles, Seager Charles 1808-1878 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	woman to woman 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Spiritual Exercises by St. Ignatius of Loyola, Geoffrey Silver (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Spiritual Exercises by St. Ignatius of Loyola, Geoffrey Silver (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	My rating:

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Quotes by St. Ignatius of Loyola

“Go forth and set the world on fire.”
― St. Ignatius of Loyola

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“God freely created us so that we might know, love, and serve him in this life and be happy with him forever. God's purpose in creating us is to draw forth from us a response of love and service here on earth, so that we may attain our goal of everlasting happiness with him in heaven.
All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
As a result, we ought to appreciate and use these gifts of God insofar as they help us toward our goal of loving service and union with God. But insofar as any created things hinder our progress toward our goal, we ought to let them go.”
― St. Ignatius of Loyola

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“Act as if everything depended on you; trust as if everything depended on God.”
― St. Ignatius of Loyola

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