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Iñigo To Ignatius: The Spiritual Foundation Of The Society Of Jesus, Lee T. Holden
Iñigo To Ignatius: The Spiritual Foundation Of The Society Of Jesus, Lee T. Holden
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When one thinks of the accomplishments of Ignatius of Loyola, it is hard to imagine that he is, to most moderns, little more than a name. Most people know at least something about the Society of Jesus, often called the Jesuits, but what about its founder? Though he is a canonized saint, he did not apply his own name to his order, as did Benedict, Francis, and Dominic. This, perhaps, tells us more about Ignatius than many scholars could. Following his ‘conversion’ he was a man who relentlessly deflected credit for his doings away from himself. Though he was the …