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Ignatius of Loyola
Saint
Ignatius of Loyola
,
SJ
(, ) ( – July 31, 1556) was a
Spanish
knight from a
local Basque
noble family,
hermit
,
priest
since 1537, and
theologian
, who founded the
Society of Jesus
(Jesuits) and, on 19 April 1541, became its first
Superior General
. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the
Counter-Reformation
. Loyola's devotion to the
Catholic Church
was characterized by absolute obedience to the Pope.
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