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Period: Oct 13, 1490 to Oct 13, 1560
The Life of St.Ignatius
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Oct 13, 1491
St.Ignatius Was Born
In 1491, St.Ignatius of Loyola was born the youngest of thirteen children. He was born in a region of Northern Spain called Basque. -
Oct 13, 1500
Toilets
First flush toilets appear. -
Oct 13, 1502
Columbus
Columbus begins his forth and final jurney to the Carribean. -
Oct 13, 1506
Page
He started to work as a page at Arevalo. -
Oct 13, 1506
Columbus
Columbus dies in Spain. -
Oct 13, 1509
The Military
St.Ignatius went into the military service for the Duke of Navarre -
Oct 13, 1510
Pocket Watch
Peter Henlein invents the first pocket watch. -
Oct 13, 1521
St.Ignatius is hurt in battle
In 1521 St.Ignatius gets hit with a cannonball at Pamplona -
Oct 13, 1522
Spiritual Conversion
Undergoes intense spiritual coversion after reading De Vita Christi during his recuperation. -
Oct 13, 1523
Pilgrimage
St.Ignatius goes on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land -
Oct 13, 1524
The Spiritual Excercises
St.Ignatius wrote The Spiritual Excercises while working on his own spiritual formation. -
Oct 13, 1525
Studies
St.Ignatius began his studies at the University of Alcala in Toledo. -
Oct 13, 1527
Arrested
St.Ignatius is arrested in Salamanca. -
Oct 13, 1528
Transfered
St.Ignatius transfered to the University of Paris to study Philosophy and Theology. -
Oct 13, 1534
Vows
Ignatius and his folowers take vows of poverty and chastity. -
Oct 13, 1537
Ordained
Ignatius and his folowers are ordained after failing to complete the pilgrimage to the Holy Land. -
Oct 13, 1539
Gathered
Ignatius gathered his companions in Rome -
Oct 13, 1540
Sactioned
Order of the Jesuits sactioned by the Pope. -
Oct 13, 1540
Society of Jesus
St.Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus -
Oct 13, 1541
General Secretary
Ignatius elected first General Secretary of the Jesuits. -
Oct 13, 1548
The Spiritual Excercises
The Spiritual Excercises were published and promulgated. -
Oct 13, 1554
Jesuit Constitutions
St.Ignatius wrte the Jesuit Constitutions. -
Oct 13, 1556
Died
St.Ignatius of Loyola died in 1556. -
Oct 13, 1565
Graphite Pencil
Conrad Gesner invents the garphite pencil. -
Oct 13, 1568
Beer
Bottled beer invented in London,