St. Ignatius of Loyola

St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) was the founder of the Society of Jesus, more commonly called the Jesuits. While recovering from injuries suffered in battle, Ignatius experienced a powerful conversion. He eventually wrote his Spiritual Exercises and founded the Society of Jesus in the late 1530s. His feast day is July 31.

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