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born : 1491 in Spain
Íñigo López de Loyola
Origin : Basque
Name root: Enneco
Meaning : Basque " enneco" composed of two elements: "ene" (my) + "co/ko" (little )
name means " my little dear"

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At age 16 Ignatius was sent to work for the treasurer of the kingdom of Castile and there after he developed a bad  drinking and gambling addiction.  He regularly dreamed of daring acts that would win the admiration of men and the affection of women, which he was famous for and is even thought to have fathered some children.

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at the age of 30 while serving as an officer in the Spanish army Ignatius was truck by a canon ball battling against the French. One of his legs was broken and the other was badly damaged while the rest of his body was badly wounded. The doctors all thought that Ignatius would die from his injuries because of the limited amount of medicine that was available

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Doctors didn't think Ignatius would survive, but his legs miraculously  healed on the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul. While recovering fully, he read about the lives of Jesus and the Saints and became inspired to turn his life around as an honourable servant of God.

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Íñigo switched his name to Ignatius to make pronunciation easier
Ignatius means : "fiery one"
Loyola - was a Basque village in Spain from which he came

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He eventually moved to Paris for his studies and was ordained as a priest by the Pope, protecting him from persecution. With the help of his colleagues, he founded The Society of Jesus AKA the Jesuits, and the organisation educated others about God while visiting the sick and poor.

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Ignatius died in Rome on the 31st of July, 1556 of a fever.