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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ignatius of Loyola

1491 - 1556

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Ignatius of Loyola ( ig-NAY-shəss; Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa; Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola; Latin: Ignatius de Loyola; born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; c. 23 October 1491 – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), and became its first Superior General, in Paris in 1541. Ignatius envisioned the purpose of the Society of Jesus to be missionary work and teaching. In addition to the vows of chastity, obedience and poverty of other religious orders in the church, Loyola instituted a fourth vow for Jesuits of obedience to the Pope, to engage in projects ordained by the pontiff. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ignatius of Loyola has received more than 3,993,741 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Ignatius of Loyola is the 47th most popular religious figure (down from 37th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Spain and the 2nd most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

Ignatius of Loyola is most famous for being the founder of the Jesuits.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 82

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ignatius of Loyola ranks 47 out of 2,238. Before him are Catherine of Aragon, Catherine of Alexandria, Pope John Paul I, Pope John XXIII, Joshua, and Judas Iscariot. After him are Saul, 14th Dalai Lama, Mary Magdalene, Pope Gregory I, Job, and Pope Pius XII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1491, Ignatius of Loyola ranks 2. Before him is Henry VIII of England. After him are Jacques Cartier, Zhengde Emperor, Francesco Melzi, Martin Bucer, Lapu-Lapu, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Nicolò da Ponte, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, and Teofilo Folengo. Among people deceased in 1556, Ignatius of Loyola ranks 1. After him are Fuzûlî, Pietro Aretino, Humayun, Lorenzo Lotto, Thomas Cranmer, Frederick II, Elector Palatine, Martin Agricola, Maximus the Greek, Saitō Dōsan, Francesco Venier, and Richard Chancellor.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ignatius of Loyola ranks 17 out of 2,932. Before him are Philip II of Spain (1527), Hernán Cortés (1485), Theodosius I (340), Hadrian (76), Isabella I of Castile (1451), and Catherine of Aragon (1485). After him are Francisco Pizarro (1478), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Pope Alexander VI (1431), Joanna of Castile (1479), Joan Miró (1893), and Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Ignatius of Loyola ranks 2. Before him are Catherine of Aragon (1485). After him are Pope Alexander VI (1431), Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Lawrence (225), Saint Dominic (1170), Francis Xavier (1506), Isidore of Seville (560), Pope Callixtus III (1379), John of the Cross (1542), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420).

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