2. Places Ignatius Went
Paris
Azpeitia
Pamplona Jerusalem
Salamanca
Manresa
Alcalá
Barcelona
Rome
Montserrat
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Azpeitia
• Ignatius Loyola (Inigo de Lopez) was born here
in 1491, a year before Columbus sailed the
ocean blue.
• In 1521, after the cannonball shot, Ignatius
was taken here to heal
• This is where he had his conversion
experience
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Pamplona
• In May 1521, Ignatius was shot by a
cannonball, completely breaking one leg and
badly damaging the other.
• Now days, they have an annual “Running of
the Bulls”
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Montserrat
• This is a monastery in Catalonia, Spain
• Ignatius came here first after he healed to
have his sins absolved. It took three days.
• Ignatius switched his clothes, which
distinguished him as nobility, with a poor man
for the man’s torn sackcloth
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Manresa
• Ignatius began to mortify himself, but was
discouraged from it by the Dominican priests
• In a cave near Manresa, Ignatius created the
Spiritual Exercises
• Ignatius also had a vision of the crucifix telling
him to gather a group of men to serve God
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Barcelona
• Spain’s second largest city, after Madrid
• Ignatius began his ministry here, by caring and
praying for the sick
• Ignatius went to school with schoolboys here
at the age of 33
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Paris
• In 1528, Ignatius reached the University of
Paris to complete his studies
• It is here that Ignatius meet two of the first
members of his Company, Francis Xavier and
Peter Favre
• Paris is still a large tourist spot today
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Rome
• The Vatican is located in this city
• Ignatius first came here to get permission to
go to Jerusalem
• Later, he came here to have the Society of
Jesus made into a religious order, as well as
serve as the Jesuits’ first superior
• Ignatius of Loyola died in Rome on July 31,
1556
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Jerusalem
• Ignatius came here in 1523 for a pilgrimage
• Ignatius had to leave due to war, which made
him realize that he was not to form his
company there
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Alcalá
• Ignatius began his college studies here
• He was forced to move to Salamanca to
continue his studies due to the Spanish
Inquisition
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Salamanca
• Ignatius resumed his studies here, but then
moved to Paris to finish his studies since the
Spanish Inquisition wouldn’t leave him alone
