The Life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Saint Ignatius is born

Dec 24, 1491

Saint Ignatius of Loyola is born in the Basque region of Spain as Inigo Lopez. Saint Ignatius was born in 1491, the year before Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

The Life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Period: Dec 24, 1491 to Jul 31, 1556

Christopher Columbus sails the ocean.

Aug 3, 1492

Christopher Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera with the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María

Charles V is born

Feb 24, 1500

Charles V, king of Spain, was born in Ghent, Belgium.

Leonardo da Vinci starts the Mona Lisa

Jan 1, 1503

Saint Ignatius becomes a soldier

Nov 10, 1506

Ignatius is hit by a cannon ball

May 20, 1521

Saint Ignatius is hit by a cannon ball in the legs while in battle at the Battle on Pamplona. He injured one of his legs and broke the other one.

Saint Ignatius travels to Santa Maria de Montserrat where he stays in a cave for months

Mar 25, 1522

Saint Ignatius experienced a vision of the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus while at the shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat.

Saint Ignatius arrives at the Holy Land

Sep 3, 1523

Saint Ignatius has to leave on Setpember 23, 1523

Saint ignatius travels to Paris to learn at the great University of Paris

Jan 1, 1528

Queen Elizabeth I of England is born

Sep 7, 1533

Saint Ignatius 'vows'

Aug 15, 1534

Saint Ignatius and his six followers go to the crypt of the Church of Our Lady of the Martyrs, at Montmartre, and took vows of lifelong work.

Ignatius has his first mass

Dec 25, 1538

Saint Ignatius cries at his first mass on Christmas.

The Society of Jesus was formed

Sep 27, 1540

Pope Paul III approved the Society of Jesus.

The Spiritual Exercises were approved

Jan 1, 1548

The Spiritual Exercises were printed. Saint Ignatius was brought before the Roman Inquisition, but was released. The Spiritual Exercises were approved by Pope Paul III.

Saint Ignatius died

Jul 31, 1556

Saint Ignatius dies of a type of malaria called Roman Fever.