RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ignatius of Loyola

1491 - 1556

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Ignatius of Loyola ( ig-NAY-shəs; 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 Basque Spaniard 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 4,258,144 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Ignatius of Loyola is the 56th most popular religious figure (down from 46th 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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  • 83

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ignatius of Loyola ranks 56 out of 3,187. Before him are Samuel, Pope John XXIII, Catherine of Alexandria, Pope Leo XIII, Pope Clement VII, and Pope Gregory I. After him are James, son of Zebedee, Saint Lucy, Luke the Evangelist, Joseph Smith, Pope Pius XII, and Judas Iscariot.

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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, Lapu-Lapu, Martin Bucer, Francesco Melzi, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Teofilo Folengo, and Nicolò da Ponte. Among people deceased in 1556, Ignatius of Loyola ranks 1. After him are Fuzûlî, Humayun, Pietro Aretino, Lorenzo Lotto, Thomas Cranmer, Martin Agricola, Frederick II, Elector Palatine, Maximus the Greek, Saitō Dōsan, Tullia d'Aragona, and Richard Chancellor.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ignatius of Loyola ranks 17 out of 3,355. Before him are Philip II of Spain (1527), Hernán Cortés (1485), Hadrian (76), Theodosius I (340), Pope Alexander VI (1431), and Isabella I of Castile (1451). After him are Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Joanna of Castile (1479), Joan Miró (1893), Ibn Arabi (1165), and Charles II of Spain (1661).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

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

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