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Dec 24, 1491
Ignatius was born
St Ignatius was born in into a very nobel family. He is the youngest of thirteen kids. -
Period: Dec 24, 1491 to Jul 31, 1556
Ignatius' Life
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Dec 2, 1519
The Spanish Conquest
Hernán Cortés defeats the Aztecs -
Sep 18, 1521
The Protastant Reformation
Martin Luther Questions the pope with his 95 thesis -
Nov 18, 1521
Igantaius gets wounded int the Siege of Pamplona
Ignatius is struck by a cannon ball in the leg. Changing his life forever -
Mar 15, 1522
Ignatius is ready
Ignatius is all healed and ready to embark on his new life with Jesus -
Jun 25, 1522
Travles to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montserrat
St. Ignatius starts a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montserrat. He made a general confession at Montserrat, leaving his vestments and sword. He continues his journey to Manresa, where he starts his life of poverty, prayer, and penitence. After some time of tribulation, scruples, doubts and anguish, he has a singular experience of God that he will recall all his life. He starts to write down his spiritual experience, thereby starting what later on would be the "Book of the Spiritual -
Oct 16, 1524
Ignatius goes back to school
Ignatuis goes back to school. He is taught at a 3rd grade level, learning all the basics including Latin. -
Apr 18, 1527
Ignatius is jailed multiple times
Ignatius has been thrown in jail many times and is forbiden to preach about God. Ignatius decides to leave the city of Salamanaca, and continues on to paris -
Mar 29, 1531
Virgin of Guadalupe
The Apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego -
Aug 18, 1538
Ignatius Celebrates his first mass
Saint Ignatius celebrates his first Mass in the Church of “Santa Maria la Maggiore” (St. Mary Major). -
Sep 16, 1540
Foundation of the Society of Jesus
The Jesuits are established -
Apr 3, 1541
Ignatius as Superior General
St. Ignatius starts writing the Constitutions of the Company of Jesus and is elected superior general of the order. After this moment St. Ignatius lives permanently in Rome. -
Dec 8, 1541
Last Judgement
Michelangelo paints the Last Judgemant in the Sistine Chapel -
Oct 16, 1548
The Spiritual Exercises
The Spiritual Exercise are aproved by Paul III and are then published -
Jul 31, 1556
Igantius Dies
Ignatius Dies of a serius illness