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Ignatius of Loyola

Born

in Guipúzcoa, Spain

October 22, 1491

Died

May 22, 1556

Genre

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Catholicism

Influences

St. Francis, Ludolph of Saxony,

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Saint Ignatius of Loyola was the principal founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Ignatius paid particular attention to the spiritual formation of his recruits and recorded his method in the Spiritual Exercises (published in Latin in 1548). In time, the method has become known as Ignatian spirituality. 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. Together with Peter Faber and Francis Xavier, he founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits), and became its first Superior General, in Paris in 1541. He envisioned the purpose of the Society of Jesus to be missionary work and teaching. In addition to ...more

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	The Spiritual Exercises 4.07 avg rating — 4,132 ratings — published 1548 — 555 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Autobiography of St. Ignatius 3.84 avg rating — 1,355 ratings — published 1943 — 238 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Writings by Ignatius of Loyola, Joseph A. Munitiz (Editor), Philip Endean (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spiritual Exercises and Selected Works by Ignatius of Loyola, Edward J. Malatesta (Contributor), Parmananda Divarkar (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters of St. Ignatius of Loyola 4.54 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1959 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thoughts of St. Ignatius Loyola for Every Day of the Year 4.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2006 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola (Translator), George E. Ganss (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1540 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saint Ignatius of Loyola: The Autobiography and The Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius of Loyola, J.F.X. O'Conor (Editor), Elder Mullan (Translator) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Opowiesc pielgrzyma: Autobiografia 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Obras de Ignacio de Loyola it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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

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

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“Love is shown more in deeds than in words.”
― St. Ignatius of Loyola

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