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Ignatius of Loyola

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Ignatius of Loy·o·la  (loi-l), Saint 1491-1556.
Spanish ecclesiastic who founded the Jesuits and was a leader of the Counter Reformation.
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Noun1.Ignatius of Loyola - Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of JesusIgnatius of Loyola - Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556)
Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy


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com Ignatius of Loyola was one of the key figures of the Catholic church, honored in 1609 with a collection of images celebrating his life and work.
He shows how Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) and the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, contributed to that history during the Counter-Reformation, focusing on how the order influenced the representation of various kinds of corruption throughout the Enlightenment.
Constructing a Saint Through Images The 1609 Illustrated Biography of Ignatius of Loyola Introductory essay by John W.
 
 
 
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