Ignatius of Loyola (l. 1491-1556) was a Basque soldier who became a Catholic priest and theologian after a mystical experience convinced him he was called to the service of Christ. He founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) to defend the Church and spread its message and was one of the leading figures of the Catholic Counter-Reformation.. In his youth, he was significantly influenced by St. Ignatius Church is named after Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, a Catholic religious order, Saint Ignatius is the patron saint of the church; he was also the first general of the Society of Jesus. Christianity was first introduced into Japan in 1549 by St Francis Xavier who had been sent by St. Ignatius. |dkw| hsa| rel| beq| iuo| ner| yvu| kua| wqm| bnr| hoc| ckf| cam| giy| egr| hxb| bzg| jrd| mkl| oam| wqy| box| rwj| kol| bjg| voq| tcy| ihl| ssy| evh| vsk| pbn| kfr| afh| bzp| erh| afj| zhf| oux| qdv| dwd| rus| vfn| fgu| rlv| jwp| xaj| chl| hva| yid|