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Ignatius Loyola
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Ignatius Loyola
Saint. 1491--1556, Spanish ecclesiastic. He founded the Society of Jesus (1534) and was its first general (1541--56). His Spiritual Exercises (1548) remains the basic manual for the training of Jesuits. Feast day: July 31


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com Ignatius of Loyola was one of the key figures of the Catholic church, honored in 1609 with a collection of images celebrating his life and work.
He shows how Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) and the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, contributed to that history during the Counter-Reformation, focusing on how the order influenced the representation of various kinds of corruption throughout the Enlightenment.
Constructing a Saint Through Images The 1609 Illustrated Biography of Ignatius of Loyola Introductory essay by John W.
 
 
 
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