Publisher Description
The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, written between 1522 and 1524, are a set of meditations, contemplations and prayers by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. They are divided into four thematic parts and composed with the intention of helping participants in religious retreats to discern the will of God in their lives.
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About Ignatius of Loyola
Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) was
trained as a page at the court of Castile and served as Spanish knight. Wounded
at the siege of Pamplona in 1521, he underwent a deep conversion, eventually
travelling to Jerusalem to study, following the example set by such figures as
that of Francis of Assisi. He attracted like-minded students, and in 1534 they
took vows and formed the Society of Jesus, popularly known as the Jesuits. He
was elected superior general and lived in Rome, organizing the astonishing
spread of the Jesuits and emerging as a religious leader during the
Counter-Reformation. He was canonized in 1622.