Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa, Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola. In other words, he did not change his name. Ignatius is the English version of the name.
Saint Joseph died before Jesus did.
To be declared a saint by the Church you must first die.
He was probably the patron saint of Greece first since he was martyred there.
Saint Ignatius of Loyola was canonized because of his significant contributions to the Catholic Church. He founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), played a key role in the Counter-Reformation, and wrote the Spiritual Exercises. His devout life and impact on the Church led to his canonization in 1622.
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.
No, there were thousands of saints before St. Bernadette was canonized
St. Ignatius of Antioch lived in the first century, dying in the early second century, about 1,500 years before the English coined the epithet "Roman Catholic" so, of course, he never used such a term. St. Ignatius gives us one of the first examples in writing of the use the "Catholic" to describe the Christian Church that Jesus Christ founded, in his Letter to the Smyrnaeans he says:Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be; as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. It is not lawful to baptize or give communion without the consent of the bishop. On the other hand, whatever has his approval is pleasing to God. Thus, whatever is done will be safe and valid.
One of the first requirements to becoming a saint is you must be dead. Notice the title before Andre's name? Yes, he is dead.
In Catholicism one must first die before they can earn the title 'saint.' Alexis died llong ago.
Saint Stephen, who was the first Christian martyr, prayed for his persecutors as they stoned him. He asked God to forgive them for their actions before he died.
The formal name is "'Twas the night before Christmas, or A Visit of Saint Nicholas."
had it right the first time means you had it right, before you changed it to something else.