Ignatius's Life

  • Dec 24, 1491

    Ignatius was born

    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

  • Dec 2, 1519

    The Spanish Conquest

    The Spanish Conquest
    Hernán Cortés defeats the Aztecs
  • Sep 18, 1521

    The Protastant Reformation

    The Protastant Reformation
    Martin Luther Questions the pope with his 95 thesis
  • Nov 18, 1521

    Igantaius gets wounded int the Siege of Pamplona

    Igantaius gets wounded int the Siege of Pamplona
    Ignatius is struck by a cannon ball in the leg. Changing his life forever
  • Mar 15, 1522

    Ignatius is ready

    Ignatius is ready
    Ignatius is all healed and ready to embark on his new life with Jesus
  • Jun 25, 1522

    Travles to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montserrat

    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
  • Oct 16, 1524

    Ignatius goes back to school

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

    Ignatius is jailed multiple times

    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
  • Mar 29, 1531

    Virgin of Guadalupe

    Virgin of Guadalupe
    The Apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego
  • Aug 18, 1538

    Ignatius Celebrates his first mass

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

    Foundation of the Society of Jesus

    Foundation of the Society of Jesus
    The Jesuits are established
  • Apr 3, 1541

    Ignatius as Superior General

    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.
  • Dec 8, 1541

    Last Judgement

    Last Judgement
    Michelangelo paints the Last Judgemant in the Sistine Chapel
  • Oct 16, 1548

    The Spiritual Exercises

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

    Igantius Dies

    Igantius Dies
    Ignatius Dies of a serius illness