Historical Figure
Ignatius of Loyola
d. 1556
Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
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Key Dates
Death
1556 July 31, 1556 →Biography
Ignatius of Loyola, venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), and became its first Superior General, in Paris in 1541.
Timeline
Saint Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.
August 15 →Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, are canonized as saints by the Catholic Church.
March 12 →More from the Renaissance
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