Ignatius o Loyola (Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa, Spaingie: Ignacio de Loyola) (c.October 23, 1491[1] – Julie 31, 1556) wis a Spaingie knicht frae a local Basque noble faimily, hermit, priest syne 1537, an theologian, who foondit the Society o Jesus Christ (Jesuits) an, on 19 Aprile 1541, acame its first Superior General.[2]

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Ignatius o Loyola
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Portrait bi Peter Paul Rubens
BornOctober 23, 1491
Loyola, Gipuzkoa, Basque Kintra, Kinrick o Castille (currently Spain)
Dee'dJulie 31, 1556 (aged 64)
Roum, Papal States
Veneratit inCatholic Kirk, Anglican Communion
BeatifiedJulie 27, 1609 by Paul V
CanonisedMairch 12, 1622 by Gregory XV
FeastJulie 31
AttributesEucharist, chasuble, beuk, cross
PatronageDioceses of San Sebastián an Bilbao, Biscay & Gipuzkoa, Basque Kintra, Militar Ordinariate o the Philippines, Society o Jesus, sodgers, Eddicators an Eddication.
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