Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits.
Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Íñigo López de Loyola ) was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family. He was a priest and theologian who founded the Society of Jesus (aka the Jesuits); a male religious congregation of the Catholic Church.
The patron saint of the Basque country is St. Ignatius of Loyola.
No, not all Jesuits are of Basque descent. However, the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola was of Basque descent.
It is from the Basque region of Spain.
Ignatius of Loyola (Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa, Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola) was born in 1491 and died July 31, 1556. He was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation. Loyola's devotion to the Catholic Church was characterized by absolute obedience to the Pope.
Saint Ignatius Loyola ( there is a Loyola hall at one of their colleges) founded the Jesuit order- or Society of Jesus. )Practically a co-founder-= also a Spanish Basque- was St. Francis Xavier.
Basque: Inigo LoiolakoaSpanish: Ignacio de Loyola
Spanish Basque Catholic priest and theologian who founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits. He played a key role in the Catholic Counter-Reformation and emphasized obedience to the papacy and a strong commitment to intellectual pursuits. He was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
He was a native of the Basque country located in what is currently Northern Spain and Eastern France
The Basque Nationalist Party was founded in 1895. It currently has 32,000 members.
Ignatius is a foremost patron saint of soldiers, the Society of Jesus, the Basque Country, and the provinces of Gipuzkoa and Biscay.
He was born on October 23, 1491, at Loyola, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Kingdom of Castille (currently Spain).