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Ignatius of Loyola
Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
Saint Ignatius of Loyola SJ | |
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Ignatius of Loyola (c. 16th-century portrait) | |
| Born | Iñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola (1491-10-23)23 October 1491 Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Crown of Castile |
| Died | 31 July 1556(1556-07-31) (aged 64) Rome, Papal States |
| Venerated in | |
| Beatified | 27, July 1609, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Paul V |
| Canonized | 12, March 1622, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Gregory XV |
| Major shrine | Church of the GesùRome, Italy |
| Feast | 31 July |
| Attributes | |
| Patronage | Society of Jesus; soldiers; spiritual retreats; Biscay; Gipuzkoa;[2]Ateneo De Manila University; the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland; the Diocese of Antwerp, Belgium; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rome, Italy; accidents and injuries. |
| Influences | |
| Major works | Spiritual Exercises |
Ignatius of LoyolaSJ (ig-NAY-shəs; Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa; Span