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Ignatius of Loyola, Saint

Ignatius of Loyola, Saint (ignā'shus, loiyō'lu) [key], 1491–1556, Spanish churchman, founder of the Jesuits (see Jesus, Society of), b. Loyola Castle near Azpeitia, Guipúzcoa, Spain.

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