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 feast day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola is July 31.
The full name of Saint Ignatius of Loyola is Iñigo Lopez de Loyola.
Inigo Lopez de Loyola was the birth name of Ignatius of Loyola
December 24th, 1491. at Loyola, Guipuzcoa, Spain, as Inigo Lopez de Loyola
Ignatius was the youngest son of Don Beltrán Yañez de Oñez y Loyola and Marina Saenz de Lieona y Balda.
His birth name was Ignacio López de Loyola. He was from the town of Loyola but his last name was López.
Loyola Law School is part of Loyola Marymount University which patron saint is St. Ignatius de Loyola. It was established in 1920 and is located in Los Angeles, California.
Saint Ignatius Loyola belonged to the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits. This religious order was founded by Ignatius in the 16th century with a focus on education, missionary work, and service to others.
Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa, Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola. In other words, he did not change his name. Ignatius is the English version of the name.
Ignatius was born in the year 1491 at Loyola, Guipuzcoa, Spain, as Inigo Lopez de Loyola.
St. Ignatius of Loyola's hometown is Azpeitia, Spain.
He was the youngest son of Don Beltran Yanez de Onez y Loyola and Marina Saenz de Lieona y Balda. He was brought up by María de Garín, the local blacksmith's wife, after his own mother died soon after his birth.