Quick Facts

• His full name is Inigo de Loyola
• He was born in 1491 in Azpeita in northern Spain
• He was the last born of 13 children
• As a child and young adult he did not enjoy going to church
• Was originally an officer in the Spanish army
• After a leg injury he had a permanent limp
• The first Jesuit
• Approved 40 Jesuit Schools
• Wrote The Spiritual Exercises
• Changed the World