Saint. 1491–1556, Spanish ecclesiastic. He founded the Society of Jesus (1534) and was its first general (1541–56). His Spiritual Exercises (1548) remains the basic manual for the training of Jesuits. Feast day: July 31
Loyola in American English
(lɔɪˈoʊlə)
see Ignatius (of) Loyola
Loyola in American English
(lɔiˈoulə)
noun
Saint Ignatius of (Iñigo López de Loyola), 1491–1556, Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic: founder of the Society of Jesus