Born into the Basque nobility, Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) was a Spanish knight whose spiritual conversion led to life as a hermit, priest, and theologian. A prominent religious leader of the Counter-Reformation, he founded the Society of Jesus.
Born into the Basque nobility, Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) was a Spanish knight whose spiritual conversion led to life as a hermit, priest, and theologian. A prominent religious leader of the Counter-Reformation, he founded the Society of Jesus.