The Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola

Places Ignatius Went

Paris

Barcelona

Pamplona

Rome

Azpeitia

Montserrat

Jerusalem

ManresaAlcalá

Salamanca

Azpeitia

• Ignatius Loyola (Inigo de Lopez) was born here in 1491, a year before Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

• In 1521, after the cannonball shot, Ignatius was taken here to heal

• This is where he had his conversion experience

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Pamplona

• In May 1521, Ignatius was shot by a cannonball, completely breaking one leg and badly damaging the other.

• Now days, they have an annual “Running of the Bulls”

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Montserrat

• This is a monastery in Catalonia, Spain• Ignatius came here first after he healed to

have his sins absolved. It took three days.• Ignatius switched his clothes, which

distinguished him as nobility, with a poor man for the man’s torn sackcloth

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Manresa

• Ignatius began to mortify himself, but was discouraged from it by the Dominican priests

• In a cave near Manresa, Ignatius created the Spiritual Exercises

• Ignatius also had a vision of the crucifix telling him to gather a group of men to serve God

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Barcelona

• Spain’s second largest city, after Madrid• Ignatius began his ministry here, by caring and

praying for the sick• Ignatius went to school with schoolboys here

at the age of 33

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Paris

• In 1528, Ignatius reached the University of Paris to complete his studies

• It is here that Ignatius meet two of the first members of his Company, Francis Xavier and Peter Favre

• Paris is still a large tourist spot today

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Rome

• The Vatican is located in this city• Ignatius first came here to get permission to

go to Jerusalem• Later, he came here to have the Society of

Jesus made into a religious order, as well as serve as the Jesuits’ first superior

• Ignatius of Loyola died in Rome on July 31, 1556

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Jerusalem

• Ignatius came here in 1523 for a pilgrimage• Ignatius had to leave due to war, which made

him realize that he was not to form his company there

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Alcalá

• Ignatius began his college studies here• He was forced to move to Salamanca to

continue his studies due to the Spanish Inquisition

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Salamanca

• Ignatius resumed his studies here, but then moved to Paris to finish his studies since the Spanish Inquisition wouldn’t leave him alone

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