Ignatius's Life

  • Ignatius was born
    Dec 24, 1491

    Ignatius was born

    St Ignatius was born in into a very nobel family. He is the youngest of thirteen kids.
  • Period: Dec 24, 1491 to Jul 31, 1556

    Ignatius' Life

  • The Spanish Conquest
    Dec 2, 1519

    The Spanish Conquest

    Hernán Cortés defeats the Aztecs
  • The Protastant Reformation
    Sep 18, 1521

    The Protastant Reformation

    Martin Luther Questions the pope with his 95 thesis
  • Igantaius gets wounded int the Siege of Pamplona
    Nov 18, 1521

    Igantaius gets wounded int the Siege of Pamplona

    Ignatius is struck by a cannon ball in the leg. Changing his life forever
  • Ignatius is ready
    Mar 15, 1522

    Ignatius is ready

    Ignatius is all healed and ready to embark on his new life with Jesus
  • Travles to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montserrat
    Jun 25, 1522

    Travles to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montserrat

    St. Ignatius starts a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montserrat. He made a general confession at Montserrat, leaving his vestments and sword. He continues his journey to Manresa, where he starts his life of poverty, prayer, and penitence. After some time of tribulation, scruples, doubts and anguish, he has a singular experience of God that he will recall all his life. He starts to write down his spiritual experience, thereby starting what later on would be the "Book of the Spiritual
  • Ignatius goes back to school
    Oct 16, 1524

    Ignatius goes back to school

    Ignatuis goes back to school. He is taught at a 3rd grade level, learning all the basics including Latin.
  • Ignatius is jailed multiple times
    Apr 18, 1527

    Ignatius is jailed multiple times

    Ignatius has been thrown in jail many times and is forbiden to preach about God. Ignatius decides to leave the city of Salamanaca, and continues on to paris
  • Virgin of Guadalupe
    Mar 29, 1531

    Virgin of Guadalupe

    The Apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego
  • Ignatius Celebrates his first mass
    Aug 18, 1538

    Ignatius Celebrates his first mass

    Saint Ignatius celebrates his first Mass in the Church of “Santa Maria la Maggiore” (St. Mary Major).
  • Foundation of the Society of Jesus
    Sep 16, 1540

    Foundation of the Society of Jesus

    The Jesuits are established
  • Ignatius as Superior General
    Apr 3, 1541

    Ignatius as Superior General

    St. Ignatius starts writing the Constitutions of the Company of Jesus and is elected superior general of the order. After this moment St. Ignatius lives permanently in Rome.
  • Last Judgement
    Dec 8, 1541

    Last Judgement

    Michelangelo paints the Last Judgemant in the Sistine Chapel
  • The Spiritual Exercises
    Oct 16, 1548

    The Spiritual Exercises

    The Spiritual Exercise are aproved by Paul III and are then published
  • Igantius Dies
    Jul 31, 1556

    Igantius Dies

    Ignatius Dies of a serius illness