feast day: July 31
about:
- founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit order)
- "Ad maiorem Dei gloriam" or "Ad majorem Dei gloriam" - Latin motto of the Society of Jesus which means "For the greater glory of God"
links/ sources:
- "St. Ignatius Loyola" (Ignatian Spirituality):
http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-voices/st-ignatius-loyola/
- "Ignatius Loyola" (Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_of_Loyola
- "Ad majorem Dei gloriam" (Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_maiorem_Dei_gloriam
- "St. Ignatius Loyola" (Catholic Encyclopedia):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07639c.htm
- "Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius" (Catholic Encyclopedia):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14224b.htm
- "St. Ignatius Loyola" (Catholic Online):
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=56