3. BACKGROUND INFO
• He was born on October 27, 1491.
• He is born in Spain and he was the youngest of 13
children.
• He was a soldier for Spain and fight against the
French.
• Soon after he experienced vision, but a year later
suffered a trail of fears.
4. RELIGIOUS LIFE
• He started to learn about Jesus and the saints
when he was in the hospital.
• He decided to convert non-Christians.
• In 1523, he took a pilgrimage to the Holy
Land.
5. HOW HE HELP
• He helped people that are in trouble and had
no one to talk to.
• He founded the Jesuit order the society of
Jesus.
• He wrote a religious work call Spiritual
Exercises.
6. HOW ST.IGNATIUS DIE
• July 31, 1556
• He is not a martyr
• He died from Roman Fever, a severe case of
malaria.
7. WHEN WAS ST.IGNATIUS CONONIZED
• March 12, 1622
• He was the patron saint of the society of Jesus
• He is the patron saint of the provinces of
Gipuzkoa and Biscay