ignatian project
Post on 08-May-2015
249 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
IGNATIAN PROJECTSamuel Fuller
St. Ignatius LoyolaPart I
Background Information Baptismal name- Inigo Lopez Loyola. Born in 1491 in the Basque region of Spain
in the Tower House in Azpeitia. Born of a noble Spaniard family. Was a soldier for the king of Spain. Attended the University of Paris. Estimated to be about 4 feet 10 inches tall. Was a soldier for the king of Spain and
very concerned about how he looked.
Loyola Family Crest
Loyola Family Crest (cont.)
The right side of the crest is 7 red stripes on a gold background.
The gold background represent the king.
The 7 red stripes represents the blood spilled for the king.
This symbolizes the loyalty.
The Loyola family crest focuses on loyalty and generosity.
The left side of the crest represents two wolves getting food from the pot in the middle.
This symbolizes the generosity.
Important Dates 1491: Inigo Lopez Loyola is born. 1521: While defending the city of Pamplona from
the French, Inigo is struck in the leg with a cannon ball and badly wounded.
September 27, 1540: With the papal document Regimini Militantis Ecclesiae (“To the government of the Church Militant”) Pope Paul III officially establishes the Society of Jesus
July 31, 1556: Ignatius dies in Rome of “Roman fever”, a form of malaria.
Early Life
Baptized Inigo after St. Enecus (Innicus), Abbot of Ona
Youngest of 13 children Mom died at age 7
Later Life and Conversion While on bed rest with his broken leg he read
the book De Vita Christi by Ludolph Saxony. This book inspired Ignatius to be a soldier for
God. March 1522- Ignatius has a vision of Mary
holding Jesus in her arms at the shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat.
Went to Paris to study theology and Latin. Became a religious leader during the
Counter- Reformation.
Canonization
Beatified in 1609 by Pope Paul V Canonized on March 12, 1622 by Pope
Gregory XV (Same day as Francis Xavier)
Feast day- July 31
top related