Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Saint Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Inigo Lopez de Loyola, was born in 1491 in Loyola, Guipuzcoa, Spain. He was born into the Spanish nobility and was the youngest of twelve children. As a young man, Ignatius served as a page in the Spanish court of Ferdinand and Isabella. In 1517, Ignatius began his military education and eventually became a soldier, joining the army and participating in several campaigns....